"The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it,
and to thy seed." Genesis 28:13
Look what God says to Jacob! It would not surprise us if
he had said these words at the end of Jacob’s life, but here they are at the
very outset! The whole blessing is presented to him, even while he is still his
natural, contriving, crafty self. How is this possible?
Surely only because God knew himself. He had great
confidence in what he himself would make of this man. He knew that Jacob, so committed
to him, could not escape his hands, and sooner or later would become a vessel
unto his honor. “I will give it," he said, There was nothing for Jacob to
do. How wonderful that God is a God of such confidence! For God’s expectation is
in himself, never in us. Oh, that we might learn the invincibility of our God!
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