Our Scripture reading today is Genesis 28:15, "And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee
in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee,
until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of."
Abraham was given this promise from God, but it also applies to each of us. He has
promised to be with us as well. The Lord Jesus promised to prepare a place in
Heaven for us. John 14:3, "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you
unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." “That God should give to Jacob bread to eat and
raiment to put on was much, but it is nothing compared with ‘I am with thee.’ That God should send
his angel with Jacob to protect him would have been much; but it is nothing compared with, ‘I am with thee.’
This includes countless blessings, but it is in itself a great deal more than all the blessings we can conceive of” (Spurgeon).
Today, God is with us and desiring to lead us according to His plan. It is our
responsibility to yield to what He has for us.