Please read Genesis 35.
Meditate on verse 2.
Put away the foreign gods which are among you,
and purify yourselves and change
your garments.
After
Jacob’s sons massacred the men of Shechem, God told Jacob to move to Bethel.
Jacob obeyed, instructing his family and everyone with him to get rid of the
idols among them and purify themselves. They were moving to Bethel, the place
where God revealed Himself to Jacob in a dream over 20 years earlier (Genesis
28:12-13).
Thankfully
Jacob did not keep his “vow of silence” from Genesis 34 or hide in shame over
past foolish decisions. Genesis 35 portrays a man who led his family,
instructing them to purify themselves, and teaching them about God.
What an
encouraging story! Satan’s lie is that you have done such a poor job as a
family member there is no hope for you or your family now or in the future.
With God nothing is impossible; His mercies are new every morning (Mark 10:27;
Lamentations 3:23)!
No matter
what you did or did not do yesterday, take a stand for righteousness today!
Speak about the faithfulness of God and be a Godly leader in your family.
Pray Genesis
35:2-3 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful,
prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD,
may ________ and I put away the foreign
gods which are among us.
Purify
us, LORD!
Thank You for letting us exchange
our
garment of sin for your robe of righteousness.
Let us arise and go to Bethel, to Your house,
God.
God, we
will make an altar to You
because You have answered us in our day of
distress,
and You
have been
with us wherever we have gone.
In Your
name, Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN on
the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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