Word for the Week

The Lord is in this place.

Week beginning: 9th August, 2020 | By Graham Whitworth | Sunbury-on-Thames

When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, 'Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.'

Genesis 28:16 (NIV)

Self-isolating from a deadly threat from his brother Esau, Jacob dreamed about a stairway, representing Jesus, the mediator who gives access to God (John 1:51, 1 Timothy 2:5). God spoke about Jacob's future, renewing promises made to his grandfather