BLESSED The Story of Jacob HOPE

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God doesn’t bless us because we deserve it!
 God blesses us because he chooses to
 Blessed = God’s good fortune, strength, and presence in my life
 Genesis 28:10-16 10 Jacob left the town of Beersheba and started out for Haran. 11 At sunset he stopped for the night and went to sleep, resting his head on a large rock. 12 In a dream he saw a ladder that reached from earth to heaven, and God's angels were going up and down on it. 13 The LORD was standing beside the ladder and said: I am the LORD God who was worshiped by Abraham and Isaac. I will give to you and your family the land on which you are now sleeping. 14 Your descendants will spread over the earth in all directions and will become as numerous as the specks of dust. Your family will be a blessing to all people. 15Wherever you go, I will watch over you, then later I will bring you back to this land. I won't leave you—I will do all I have promised. 16 Jacob woke up suddenly and thought, “The LORD is in this place, and I didn't even know it.”
 God doesn’t bless us because we deserve it
 God’s blessing feels like you’re using a rock as a pillow.
 Blessing doesn’t equal comfort!
 Genesis 28:16 “…The LORD is in this place, and I didn't even know it.”
 when I feel like God is the farthest away is when he’s the closest.
 Matthew 27:46 “About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)