Yesterday we saw what happened
when Jacob learned that Joseph was alive. His heart literally stopped, then revived. His spirit came alive. Joseph’s death was completely erased when Jacob learned that his son had risen! Jacob was given new motivation. When he heard that his beloved was alive, he said, “I will go and see him before I die.” Genesis 45:28 This story reminds me of Simeon in Luke 2:25-35. “So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.” Beersheba was the location where Jacob’s father built an altar to God, after leaving the well at Rehoboth. At Beersheba the Lord appeared to Isaac the same night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham; do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for My servant Abraham’s sake.” So he built an altar there and called on the name of the Lord, and he pitched his tent there; and there Isaac’s servants dug a well.” Genesis 26:24-25 In Beersheba, God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” Genesis 46:1-2 This is interesting. The Lord gave Jacob the new name of Israel, but here in Beersheba He called him Jacob. Jacob responded just like his forefathers and said, “Here I am.” Then God announced himself and said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there. I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will put his hand on your eyes.” What did He mean by “Joseph will put his hand on your eyes?” Most of the commentaries that I read about the meaning of Joseph putting his hand on Jacob’s eyes had to do with cultural significance. They say that it is a reference to death; since it was the custom to close a deceased person's eye when they died. And while this is true, and is probably the meaning behind it - the Holy Spirit is leading me to think it is about Jesus. In particular, the passage that comes to mind is Jesus using mud give sight to the blind found in John 9. And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.” John 9:2-7 You SEE, I am a prophet of the New Testament. I will no longer hide to make people feel good. God himself has opened my eyes, and everything I SEE is about Jesus Alive. Where the world sees death, I see new life. Where the world sees pride, I see humility. Where the world sees rebellion, I see submission. Where the world sees religion, I see intimacy. On THIS ROCK, I have my foundation. Nothing can shake me, not even the winds that hurl in every direction. I once was dead in my spirit, just like Jacob; and just like Jacob, I wrestled with God and God himself gave me a new name. My name is DAUGHTER of the Living King; and everything I SEE is about Jesus Alive; and with His love and His strong foundation no man can stop me from speaking about Him. This is the gift that I have been given. Everyone receives what God gives to them, but all children of God carry out His mission. Some help the homeless, some single women, some feed the orphans, some take in foster care children, some go into hospitals, some care for the sick, some give hope to the hopeless by coming beside them in their brokenness. All children of God are fully equipped to be New Testament prophets and point people to Jesus. Every verse we read comes from the legal document that is signed and delivered, by God himself. The Bible speaks to God’s ownership and his sovereignty of his legal property rights. A Good Deed only comes from God, and those who are called according to His purpose. “Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the carts which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. The persons of the house of Jacob who went to Egypt were 70 in all.” Genesis 46 The Most Holy God is Yahweh. He is the creator and ruler of the whole universe. The heavens and the earth are fully His. Thus says the LORD: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool.” Isaiah 66:1 When He is ready the heavens and the earth will disappear, and all that will remain is what remains in Him. “Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.” John 15:4 These words that I write are faithful and true. Look at the scripture and you will see them too. “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are faithful and true” Revelation 21:1, 5
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