Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, so that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God." Genesis 28:20-21
Rather than just receiving the blessing, Jacob spoke to God like a camel trader. He wanted to meet God on equal terms. "He's got what I want and I got what He wants.' WRONG! Anytime we suggest that God is an ATM who dispenses goodness if we enter the correct PIN, we border on heresy. We've changed a God to whom we are accountable for a God who's accountable to us.
Remember, we come to God with empty hands and an open heart!
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