Genesis 43-46 Preparation for a Journey

rayerOne thing is known about this world and especially America. We are a moving nation. We rarely remain where we were born.There are exceptions of course, like my mother-in-law whose refrain was “I was born in NY and I am going to die in NY,” and she did just that. But, there is one point that we do not want to miss in these chapters: Jacob prepared his family before God as they readied to go to Egypt. He stopped in Beersheba to offer sacrifices and there God promised him that he and his family would return to Canaan. 

When you are readying your family to journey, do you stop and pray over it and over your family as Jacob did? Jacob had learned one thing: put God first and He will direct your steps. Pro 16:9 A person plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps, is as true now as it was in the life of Jacob.