Genesis 48:1-4
(Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh)
After this, Joseph was told, “Behold, your father is ill.” So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. And it was told to Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed. And Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples and will give this land to your offspring after you for an everlasting possession.’
Tag: When Dying
Jacob (Israel) is about to die. As he is doing so, he recalls the promises of God. That might be the best advice we can give to anyone who is facing death’s door and can see it. Jacob remembered the promises of God to be blessed. In our dying this, too, can be the peace we need in a frightful time. God has given us many promises that are encouraging to us in times of need. This is one of them:
John 14:1-3
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
God wants us to trust in Him in the darkest moments. Jacob chooses to remember the promises of God while facing death. That is the best way to face death. Trusting in the promises of God. Our fears meet their match in the promises of God.
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