Genesis 35:1
And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there.
Go back to Bethel Jacob. Go back to where you first heard from God. Where you had the dream and saw God's angels going back and forth to heaven performing His command. Where you first heard God's voice confirming His promise to Abraham and Isaac and then to you. Go back to Bethel Jacob, because you've gotten out of whack and you need an adjustment. You need to hear God speak again, and this is what He will say: "You're not Jacob anymore! Remember that wrestling match we had many years ago? I changed your name that day. You are no longer Jacob, you are Israel now! Just like Jacob, we all need to be reminded of the change in our identity that God made in us when we believed. Like the church at Ephesus, it's time that we went back to our first love........it's time that we did the first works again........it's time that we come to Him again like a child with same kind of passion that we had the first time.......it's time to go back, let's arise and go back to Bethel.
Let's do it pastor! I have thought about this subject a lot today. I didn't realize that our scripture would be the same one that God spoke to me today. I am excited about what God is up too! Lately, I have been in the flow of what God is speaking to our church. I was remembering the first year that I was saved in prayer this morning. I remembered how nothing was more important than reading and praying! I remember being so eager to getting alone with the Lord. And not letting anything or anybody stop me. I am going back! See ya, self!
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