Climbing Jacob’s Ladder

Genesis 28:12 

"And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, 

and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the 

angels of God ascending and descending on it."

    When Jacob was on his journey to the city of Haran, he ended up in a certain place and decided to stay there for the night. Jacob found a few stones, made a pillow, and went to sleep. As destiny would have it, the place where Jacob slept was the holiest place on earth. There, he had his famous dream in which Jacob saw a vision of a ladder resting on earth, stretching up to heaven. Angels were going up and down on it. Jacob had by destiny, experienced a virtual stairway to heaven.

    Jacob’s vision was more than just the revelation of the ladder between heaven and earth; it was also the instructions for how to climb it. The message? Every human being has the potential to reach the greatest heights or to sink to the deepest depths.  You can go up, or you can go down. But here’s what you can’t do on the ladder of life: You can’t stand still.  
    No one sits on a ladder. That’s why Jacob saw angels going up and down on it. Chairs and sofas are for sitting, but ladders are for moving up or down. No one can stay on one rung for very long. If you’re not headed up, gravity will pull you down. God’s message to Jacob that fateful night was: If you want to reach heaven, you will have to climb a little bit every day. You’ll have to work your way upward or else you will be headed in the other direction.
    Which way are you moving on Jacob’s ladder? There is only one way to avoid sinking lower to the earth. And that’s to take one step up every single day. Are you inspired? Are you growing or are you stagnant? You do not need to take giant leaps to make it to the top, just steady progress, one rung at a time, every single day.

Amen!

Reading: Gen. 28:10-22

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HG SB

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry