How Awesome Is This Place - The Crosswalk Devotional - October 2

PLUS...10 Things You Should Know about Original Sin [Crosswalk.com Logo]( The Crosswalk Devotional [Devotionals]( [Newsletters]( [e-Cards]( [The Crosswalk Devotional]( How Awesome is this place By Rev. Kyle Norman “When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.”He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.” ([Genesis 28:16-17]( Sometimes the most profound experiences of God’s presence occur within the ordinary places of over lives. God comes amid the regular and routine, catching us unawares. This is no truer than in the story of Jacob. One of the high points of his life with God is when he dreams of a ladder upon which the angels of God ascend and descend. Rising from his dream Jacob exults the presence of the Lord saying, “Surely the Lord is in this place!” He dedicates the spot to the Lord, and calls the place Bethel, meaning “The House of God”. Bethel becomes a recurring place of divine encounter throughout the Scripture. Did Jacob simply happen to lie down in a thin place, a place where heaven and earth touch? Was his dream nothing more than blessed happenstance, a byproduct of resting near the stairway of the heavens? If we read the scripture this way, then we must assume that Jacob has the dream simply because he happened to lie down in the correct spot. The implication of this is clear; if we wish to have a similar occurrence, we must make our way to the appropriate location. God will come to us if we to rest in the correct place. [CONTINUE READING →]( You May Also Like: [10 Things You Should Know about Original Sin]( Sam Storms Original sin sounds so archaic, so pessimistic, so grimly medieval. [CONTINUE READING →]( [What Happens When Imprecatory Prayers Are Off-Limits?]( Mike Leake An imprecatory prayer/psalm is one where the author calls down a curse upon enemies, or asks God to specifically punish someone. Can a Christian pray this way? Are these types of prayers reserved for the Old Testament? [CONTINUE READING →]( [Elvis Presley's Grandson Stuns The Judges With 'Love Me Tender' Audition]( This guy can sing and his ancestry will amaze you even more. In this video, Elvis Presley’s grandson stuns the judges with his “Love Me Tender” audition. [CONTINUE READING →](                       Bible Trivia Question of the Day                                       Which one of these was not a punishment that God sent against Jerusalem? A. disease B. famine C. war D. frogs [ANSWER THE QUESTION →]( [Crosswalk.com Logo]( [Read about Salem Web Network]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Email Preference Center]( | [View in Browser]( © 2022 Salem Web Network. All rights reserved. 111 Virginia Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219. This email is never sent unsolicited. You are receiving this email because your email address, {EMAIL}, is signed up to receive newsletters, updates, and special offers from Crosswalk.com - The Devotional. [Link](