Under God's Roof

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Lives Lived

these are real lives, real people ad more importantly a real God
God’s Grace in calling
God’s Promise renewed
God’s People Respond

You are called out of God’s Grace

God could have left Jacob where he was

he was at a low place
he was at a low place
Stayed in Shechem instead of going back to Bethel as he vowed
resulted in family tragedy and him to ‘stink’ among the shechemites

God showed his grace in calling Jacob to go to Bethel

place where Jacob had a dream and swore to return to ‘God’s House’
essentially return to where you should be
a physical state, but more importantly a spiritual one
even in the travels, God gives grace so they are not attacked (v 5)

God’s timing reveals his grace and meets you where you are at

the periods of silence do not mean that God has forgotten
God is working in other areas of preparation
God is allowing you to stew in your own decisions

when God calls you, he will give you what you need to get there

as they traveled, God gives grace so they are not attacked (v 5)
Lamentations 3:22–23 ESV
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

You have God’s Promises (11-13)

Jacob’s name is Israel
A nation and a community of nations will come from you
kings will be among your descendants
the land for Abraham and Isaac will be for you too
the land will be for your descendants as well

God delights in remembering his promises, you should too!

you should make regular practice of remembering God’s promises

You are called to Respond (2-4; 6-8; 11; 14-15)

respond out of your drifting

jacob was not where he should ahve been out of his own actions

respond with purity

Jacob moves to purify of idols
Exodus 20:2–4 ESV
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

respond with worship

Jacob went to Bethel and worshiped God now that he had purified himself

respond to God’s promise

called to be fruitful to fulfill the promise God had made - you need descendants if they land will be theirs

respond with remembrance

Jacob established remembrance by setting up a pillar

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