Genesis 33

Bible Gateway link Chapter 33



This brings to mind Matthew 6: 25-27 25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[b]?



Jacob has spent days worrying about meeting his brother again. Why? Yes, he knew when he left that his brother was mad…mad enough to try and harm him; but the Lord had instructed Jacob to return home. When the Lord puts your feet on a path, you can travel knowing that the Lord will always protect, and will always sustain. Yet, true to human nature Jacob goes about setting all types of things into action. He splits everyone up, he gets large extravagant gifts set on their way. He is at the lead, then at the back, then finally alone……only to get to the actual event and find that it was all for nothing.



We all tend to live our lives like that, living with worry, living with fear, more concerned with what is coming around the corner than what is happening right now. Just like Jacob when we get to the event, it usually does not go as we thought. Just another way the Lord gently reminds us that we do not have to live in fear. We only need to focus on his plan for us. We get gentle prompts from the Lord daily, we just have to look and listen for them. For us to do that we have to learn to have enough faith in the Lord to be still. To shut out all of the negative worry that runs through our heads, and let the Lord speak to us…..and here is the tough part, then walk in faith knowing that he will deliver us no matter what. HE always has, and He always will!



Peace,

Brian