Monday, July 17, 2006

The stairway to heaven


Genesis 28:10-15
10 Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. 11 And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! 13 And behold, the LORD stood above it and said, "I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. 14 Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."

I am sure many of us have always felt that life is a never-ending upward climb, which is why whenever this thought came to me, I am always reminded of Jacob's dream, the Ladder to Heaven. God's word is what holds us together: For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.

Maeghan
Picture by Bill Davenport

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