God is always looking for serious people
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: In Genesis 28, Jacob makes a pact with God at Bethel, consecrating a stone and vowing to make the Lord his God. This symbolizes the importance of making a commitment to God and taking it seriously. God likes people who make pacts with Him, who are serious, have integrity, and follow through on their commitments. It is important to understand the seriousness of serving God and to walk with Him with fear and pickiness. God takes Himself seriously and we must do the same. By making a firm pact with God, we commit to serving Him and pleasing Him in everything we do.
The speaker talks about the importance of being a committed and trustworthy person with God, rather than just going to Church out of habit or emotion. He emphasizes that God takes us seriously and makes covenants with us, which can have a positive effect on our descendants and everything we have authority over. The speaker encourages men to take their role in the family seriously, and to be people of their word with integrity. He also notes that we can make pacts with God, as seen in the example of King Josiah. Overall, the message is about being a covenant people with God and taking our commitments seriously.
God wants people who are willing to make covenants with Him, like Josiah who made a covenant with the Lord to turn His fierce anger away from them. God has already made a covenant with all mankind through Jesus Christ, but He wants individuals to ratify that pact and make a personal covenant with Him. Within the greater covenant, there are smaller pacts that individuals can make with God to serve Him wholeheartedly and live for His glory. God blesses those who make such pacts with Him and dedicate their lives to serving Him.
The speaker talks about the importance of being a committed and trustworthy person with God, rather than just going to Church out of habit or emotion. He emphasizes that God takes us seriously and makes covenants with us, which can have a positive effect on our descendants and everything we have authority over. The speaker encourages men to take their role in the family seriously, and to be people of their word with integrity. He also notes that we can make pacts with God, as seen in the example of King Josiah. Overall, the message is about being a covenant people with God and taking our commitments seriously.
God wants people who are willing to make covenants with Him, like Josiah who made a covenant with the Lord to turn His fierce anger away from them. God has already made a covenant with all mankind through Jesus Christ, but He wants individuals to ratify that pact and make a personal covenant with Him. Within the greater covenant, there are smaller pacts that individuals can make with God to serve Him wholeheartedly and live for His glory. God blesses those who make such pacts with Him and dedicate their lives to serving Him.
Come with me to Genesis chapter 28, verses 18-22, a moment in the life of the patriarch Jacob. At the beginning of the year we were talking about Bethel, the place where God originally appeared to Abraham, then he appeared to Jacob as well, and throughout the Bible we see that Bethel, "House of God" in Spanish, played an important role in the lives of the patriarchs, and also has a symbolic purpose in our lives.
It is the place where covenants are established, it is the place where covenants are renewed, it is the place of personal encounters with God. It is the place where God speaks to men like Jacob and Abraham about His purposes and promises to bless them, and calls them to make a firm commitment to Him. It is a sacred and holy place.
It is the place where covenants are established, it is the place where covenants are renewed, it is the place of personal encounters with God. It is the place where God speaks to men like Jacob and Abraham about His purposes and promises to bless them, and calls them to make a firm commitment to Him. It is a sacred and holy place.
