I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you (Gen. 28:13-15).
Jacob got off to a bad start in his spiritual life. First, he talked his older brother, Esau, out of the inheritance he was supposed to get as the firstborn. Later, he tricked his father, Isaac, into thinking he was Esau so that he could get the special blessing that Isaac wanted to give Esau.
It didn't look like Jacob had much of a chance to do anything great for God. In fact, we might think his belief in God was kinda flimsy. But God had chosen Jacob. In spite of the deceptive things he'd done, the Lord appeared to Jacob in a dream and said, "I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you."
There may be times when God's promises seem really out there - way beyond the realm of possibility - especially when you know you haven't kept up your end of the deal. Even when your faith is a lot stronger than Jacob's was, there may be days when you want to say, "No way. God isn't going to do that - not for me." Don't give in. Instead, listen with all your heart, with every ounce of your faith to hear God say, "I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you."
See for yourself at: 2 Sam. 23:5; 1 Kings 8:56; 2 Kings 20:9
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