Gerhard Lindeque

Jesus in the Old Testament - Day 5

God of heaven and earth

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TSHIMOLOHO 28

Toro ya Jakobo

₁₀Jakobo a tloha Beeresheba, a leba Harane. ₁₁A fihla sebakeng se seng, a robala teng, hobane letsatsi le ne le se le diketse. Jwale a nka le leng la majwe a hona moo, a le sama, yaba o a robala. ₁₂A lora toro, mme ho yona a bona lere e hlonngweng fatshe, e ilo fihla lehodimong. A bona mangeloi a Modimo a ntse a ehlwa, a theoha ka yona. ₁₃A bona Morena a eme kahodimo ho yona, a ntse a re: “Ke nna Morena, Modimo wa ntatao Aborahama, le Modimo wa Isaka. Naha eo o robetseng ho yona ke tla o nea yona le ditloholo tsa hao. ₁₄Ditloholo tsa hao di tla ba kaalo ka lerole la lefatshe, mme o tla namela bophirimela, le botjhabela, le leboya, le borwa. Merabe yohle ya lefatshe e tla hlohonolofatswa ka wena le ka ditloholo tsa hao. ₁₅Bona, ke na le wena, mme ke tla o sireletsa hohle moo o yang teng, ke be ke o kgutlisetse naheng ena. Ha nka ke ka o furalla, ho fihlela ke etsa seo ke se buileng ho wena.”

₁₆Yaba Jakobo o phaphama borokong, o re: “Ruri Modimo o teng sebakeng sena; feela ke ne ke sa tsebe.” ₁₇A tshaba, mme a re: “Sebaka see se tshabeha hakaakang! Sebaka sena ke sona ntlo ya Modimo, ebile ke kgoro ya lehodimo.”

TSHIMOLOHO 28:10-17SSO89SOBula ka mmadi wa Bibele

Jesus Christ came to teach us to think of God as our Father who is in heaven. God takes care of us like a father takes care of his children. We don’t need to be afraid of God. We can speak directly to God in prayer. Jesus Christ is the only way to access God the Father.

Jesus also assures us that all power in heaven and on earth belongs to him. He promises us that he is always with us, until the end of the world. It is a tremendous comfort to know that God is always in our presence, regardless of time and place. Sometimes, this can be a scary thought. Let’s look at Jacob.

Jacob was scared of God because he was deceitful. He tried to hide from God and from himself. However, he had a guilty conscience. In his dream, he comes to the shocking discovery that God has been with him all along – despite his dishonesty. God even makes a few promises to Jacob! When Jacob experienced God’s indescribable grace and comfort, it felt as if he had come home to God’s house. In his dream, he saw a stairway reaching from earth to heaven; it was a connection between heaven and earth. Heaven is open; God is not only in heaven, but also with us every day on earth.

Isn’t this wonderful news for us? God’s presence is not something we need to fear. There is nothing that can separate us from the love of God.

Psalm 139:7-10 puts it like this: “Where could I go to escape from you? … If I went up to heaven, you would be there. … If I flew away beyond the east or lived in the farthest place in the west, you would be there to lead me, you would be there to help me.”

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Jesus in the Old Testament - Day 5

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

TSHIMOLOHO 28

Toro ya Jakobo