The Lord is in This Place

By Brother Mack

Jacob's Dream

Genesis 28:11, 16, 18 has great meaning to me.

Verse 11 talks of Jacob traveling, coming upon a difficult place. When it was time to sleep, he made pillows out of stones, representing the difficult times in our lives.

While sleeping, Jacob had a powerful dream, and in verse 16 he said, “Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not."

In verse 18, Jacob realizes those pillows or that difficult time in his life is now a pillar. To me, this means that God helped Jacob take his struggles and used them to build up Jacob. Oil was poured on the pillar, meaning those struggles are now a strength as they are consecrated and/or sanctified for Jacob's good.

​We have all been through hard times and can look back and see the Lord had His hand in it. We can use those experiences for our good, as they are now strengths.