V1 – Jacob has a consistent practice of offering sacrifices to God. His heart is positioned to humble before the Lord. His heart is also expectant to meet the Lord.
V2 – Look at Jacob’s response to God’s call, “Here I am.” We also see this from other people like Mary and the young Samuel. What is your response to God when He calls, and He is speaking? Be ready for God.
V3 – God tells Jacob that He will be with him as He goes down to Egypt, and He will bring him back again. But He also tells Jacob that He will die in Egypt, meaning God speaks of Israel, his descendants.
Sometimes, God’s promises are not fulfilled in your lifetime here on earth, but He assures you that He will accomplish them and fills your heart with hope and great expectation.
And so Jacob goes down to Egypt, with confidence and trust in the Lord. Where do you get confidence in your plans and decisions from? Is it from the Lord or the craftiness of your thinking? Don’t you know how flawed and weak your thinking can be?
God wants and desires to be involved and depended upon. And you know, His ways are better and perfect. He wants to come and help. This is the best way to live life. The best of the best. The bulls-eye of living life. And you need to learn quickly: Be open to God today. Be reminded:
Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
And Jeremiah 17:7-8 NLT
But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.
Deuteronomy 8:3 NLT
Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
V31 -34 – Joseph, again with his wisdom, tells them how to speak to Pharaoh. He guides his family so they can live in the land of Goshen. He is meticulous even in the wording He tells them to use.