Flicker! Flicker! A candle flame flashed before my eyes, set upon the kitchen counter. As the name portrays, I inhaled the sweet smell of “Cozy Gathering”. Ahh! Unlike the idealistic candle theme, the body of Christ isn’t supposed to publicly gather together in most places right now. That doesn’t mean that God isn’t alive; working in and outside of His people. Jesus says, “Where two or three have come together in my name, I am there among them” (Matthew 18:20 GW). Although we aren’t supposed to gather with large groups of people to worship our God, we can come together with our families for Jesus’ namesake and His Spirit will be there…
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Jacob’s Dream: A Summary
“Where two or three have come together in my name, I am there among them.” ~Matthew 18:20 GW One story of Jacob in the Bible reminds me how important this verse is and how much believers take it for granted. The event occurs in Genesis 28. Isaac, son of Abraham and father of Jacob and Esau, has grown old and blind. Both his sons have become men. The eldest, Esau, marries two Canaanite women. The Bible tells us, “These women brought Isaac and Rebekah a lot of grief” (26:35). Experiencing this, Isaac sends Jacob, whom deceitfully acquired his father’s blessing from Esau, away to find a wife related to Jacob’s…
