THE LIFE OF JACOB

           

             Now he who supplies seed to sow that also give you bread to eat, and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 2 Corinthians 9:10

            When meditating on that verse God brought me in mind of Jacob's life
When Jacob part to Padanaram, the Word of God says that he carries a walking stick and a bottle of olive oil. Jacob But not only took it. Back then it was the custom of the Hebrew people, if a family were to do some journey across the desert, as were long walks they put some bread in a bag, a bottle of water, and gave the traveler so that he can take on your trip, and would not suffer from hunger and neither yields in the desert. Abraham did this same way with Hagar and Ishmael in Gen. 21.14.Isso his son also had another very important meaning. In the solitude of the desert, during difficult times, people passing through the desert would not feel alone, because when you look at the bag and the bottle, remember who gave them, and know that somehow those who surrendered would be present even but that was not personally represented in those two objects.
            Raises his hand to receive the first of today!
            God is speaking to you. This desert where you are going, not for his death, but for the name of God may be glorified through her life. You will not starve nor to cede this desert. Jesus says: I am the Bread of Life That proves that pro pro body and also spirit. And he also says if you drink any water around, you will thirst again, but whoever drinks the water I give, this will never relents. Although God does not prevent you pass through the desert, He himself spends with you, not symbolized on some object, but with His own presence.
            The bread and water symbolize Divine providence. E is for now, for today, were given to Jacob before he went through the desert. This means that no matter what you're going through the desert, no matter its difficulty, whether financial or sentimental, no matter your need. Before God will allow you to pass through it, God had already filed the necessary provides the solution to your problem God has already prepared even before the problem would arise in your life.
            Olive oil is the precaution was to avoid future came when lacking bread and water. olive oil has always been very valuable for crossing the desert, when he had just bread and water, the oil was used to buy food and clothes.
            It was also used for other situations. When crossing a desert, even with her face covered in parts, dust used to block the nostrils and throat, making breathing difficult. Once the heavy breathing, fatigue resulted in hindering the walk, so it was normal to spend olive oil on top of the nose, helping keep the airways open. It was also common that oil had passed the lips. In the desert the night, the cold was intense, and the oil was past the lips, not to dry out and crack.
            The believer has to go through the desert mouth shut, which is not to eat dust. If you open your mouth, open your mouth to glorify. The people of Israel crossing the desert when the Bible says that the path was 40 days, as people murmured that way 40 days lasted 40 years, the people suffered and did not arrive in the promised land, the ones who stepped on that land were Joshua Caleb and not murmured. God is pouring oil into your nostrils, God is giving you breath in [vo, for you will not stop along the way, but most continue] firm in your walk, maybe this your passage through the cold night desert has dried your lips preventing you from worshiping God already shed His oil that is for you glorify the Lord's name is the name above all names.
            Now the Bible says that Jacob had already gone through Beersheba, Beersheba had been behind the name Beersheba in Hebrew means well of the oath. The bread and water had been consumed, Jacob was no longer where to find resources, he needed to find somewhere where he could spend the night, rest, recover your energy, try to find someone at dawn a merchant and change your oil for food and continue on their journey. This time when it seemed like no more, already tired, no strength he finds in front of a city, the name of the city was Luz
            Do not stop walking, even if the situations seem harsh. God has not given up on you, no matter what people are saying, no matter what Satan is saying, continue, do not stop! Although it seems that God's mercy has ended up in your life, was there to bring. The Word of God says: Let the mercies of the Lord in your life renews itself every morning. Lm 3.22,23. Though he lost all his strength, cold and darkness of the desert no longer seem to be endless, you vai vai look ahead and see the light, your light is called Jesus Christ, He is their strength ..
When Jacob enters the city the Word of God says that he finds a stone, a rough stone, ever crafted by human hands, that has always been there, perhaps many travelers who passed by had noticed nor for others, it may have served offend, or even back to rest her. Jacob takes that stone, she puts a pillow and falls asleep. God appears in a dream to Jacob as an angel.
            The next morning Jacob gets up, looks at stone, and that stone he sees his life, and now Jacob is used in a Divine revelation by God, he takes the stone to put up, and says from today, you do not will be a stone, from today you will be an altar of the Lord, Jacob makes it an altar, and takes the oil spill, not a bit, not half, but all the oil on it.
            Do you know what God is saying?
            That stone was my and your life, it is you and me. For a long time we were stopped midway, fallen, many passed us and not we noticed, were obstacles for many, stumbling to serve many people. For others, serve to anchor, touched many people in us have looked at us, stopping us from growing, but growing at our expense. Until one day God entered the desert of our lives and found us, the first thing God did in his feet, and now he says from now on you will no longer stone, from now you will serve no more Tripping to anyone's life, starting today you do to my altar, you will altar of the Lord, all who pass you by unnoticed had not gone more, but look at you, realized that I am thy God, and I am in your life. One who saw you fall will see you up there, because I the Lord put you up and pour out my anointing upon your life.
            You know how it was that rock? a rough stone. The way Jacob took it, he made the altar, Jacob did not work it. The stone altar that was done could not be worked. You know why? We have to be original, the believer can not use masks, wanting to be smooth, molded, be worked out, and inside remain rough. Man has never been able to mold himself, who will turn you is the Holy Spirit of God, He place to start working in your life ..
            The Bible tells us not to Jacob who gave the olive oil, bread and water. Not speaking up was Rebecca, Isaac or someone else. You know who gave Jacob? was God. The person who gave Jacob was only a channel of blessing used by God. No matter who God will use. What do matter is that in those days God will put people in your path to bless you. But they will only channels, the honor should be given to God.
            As the verse we read at the beginning. The seed of God and also of the bread. The bread in the life of Jacob was the bag of bread and bottle of water, were the Divine provision. The seed in the life of Jacob was the oil that was the case. The bread is to eat now, for today was to sow the seed and not miss the future. You plant a tree, the tree of its fruit, the fruit is the bread is for eating, not as the seed, do not eat the seed. The seed should come back to earth to be born and most other tree fruits, the fruits that you eat and the seed goes back to earth again. The bread and water were Jacob to consume, not the oil. The oil was given to him to beware future.
            When Jacob enters the city Luz, their bread and their water had already consumed. Jacob just needed to find some merchant and exchange its oil for food. But Jacob knew that this could only be done once. After he eat bread, drink water and when it runs again, he would not take over where their supplies. That's when Jacob takes one of, or a major move of his life. He takes everything he owns more valuable, olive oil, and pour on the altar of the Lord. And make a vow to the Lord. Jacob says, Gen. 28.20,22 b "If the Lord is with me and will keep me and give me food and clothing, the Lord shall be my God ... and all that concederes me I will give you a tenth."
            You have given your best to the Lord?
            After this attitude of Jacob Jacob comes home from his uncle Laban and out a few years later, much richer than his uncle.
            On purpose that Jacob did with the Lord. Whatever God gave to Jacob he returned the 10% to God, he was so successful. I often say that we are not we give 10% to God, the more He who gives us 90%, the Bible does not command us to give 10% to the Lord, she sends back, get out back is because it is not ours, it is because it is through Him the Lord who conquered all things. The tithe is seed. God gives you the seed and also gives you the bread. The 90% are breads, for you are eating now, however the 10% are seeds of God, must come back to God. You can not eat the seed if not you do not sown, and if you do not sow in the future not picked. The offerings are also seeds you sow now to reap later when spoon future strip again the 10% that are seeds, sow again to reap later, and can eat again the 90% that is bread. Doing so never lacked bread on your table and never had seed.



                                                                                              Claudio Jesus