Where did you spend the night your first time on your own as you left home? My oldest brother left our family in Germany to go to Waco, Texas for college. When he arrived a day before dorms opened, David had enough money for one night in a hotel. "I chose a nice one," he says.
After Jacob made a mess by defrauding his brother, he headed out on his own. When he propped his head on a stone pillow, he must have felt utterly alone. But he wasn't. The Lord of the universe met him there and promised to be with him.
Knowing all our mistakes, the God of Grace still precedes us and pursues us. He promises never to leave us. We may feel utterly alone. But we aren't. How shall we live in the presence of our God who seeks, finds, and saves us today?
