S - Genesis 28:15 What’s more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you.”...20 Then Jacob made this vow: “If God will indeed be with me and protect me on this journey, and if he will provide me with food and clothing, 21 and if I return safely to my father’s home, then the LORD will certainly be my God.
O - God showed himself to Jacob through a dream and then promised him that He would be with him, protect him, and bless him. However, based on Jacob's response, he still wasn't even calling God his God but made a vow that God would be his Lord IF these things came to pass.
A - I am no different than Jacob in that Jesus laid down everything for me BEFORE I knew Him and loved Him. Jesus sacrificed everything for me and everything else and I yet wasn't even born nor had I come into a relationship with Him yet in that He was getting anything in return from me. I need to always remember that it is by grace I have been saved and not by works lest I should boast. Jesus didn't need to die for me because of what I had already done for Him and that is what true agape love is all about. I need to cherish this gift and make sure that I give this gift away in sharing Jesus with people and by also giving agape love to those in my family.
P - God, Thank you so very much for sacrificing your son Jesus for my sake, even though I am unworthy of this great gift. I ask for your forgiveness in how I act towards you and those around me by not showing love. Use me to be a vessel for your kingdom and to raise a family that is completely committed to you, not because of what I tell them they need to, but because they too have a relationship with you that is strong and they understand that you have saved them and that they did nothing to be rewarded with this gift. Bless my family and me today.
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