Genesis 28:20-22 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, ‘If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God, and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house; and of all that you give me I will surely give one-tenth to you.’
Tis the season for New Year's resolutions. Reading this vow that Jacob made (admittedly not a New Year's resolution, but some similar motivations for him) makes me feel a little bit ashamed about mine. Getting back on the weight-loss train, being more thankful for the people around me... those are my New Year's resolutions this year.
Jacob, on the other hand, made a vow to make a house for God and to give one-tenth of all that he would ever get in his life to God. Maybe we can all learn something about our own priorities and choices this year from Jacob. How can you make more room for God this year? I don't mean to build a house for God, but to make more room in your own life and in your own house to acknowledge God's presence. How can you give more this year? How can you live a life of greater stewardship each and every day?
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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