The Arkansas Traveler

Gen. 28:13, 15 (NKJV)
13 And behold, the LORD stood above it and said: "I am the LORD God of
Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I
will give to you and your descendants.
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15 "Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will
bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done
what I have spoken to you."

Philippians 1:6 is the NT version of this assurance: "being confident of
this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete
it until the day of Jesus Christ;"
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    In the Genesis account above, Jacob is leaving home to escape the
anger of his brother. God appears to him and assures him of His
provision, and protection, and presence. God is passing the Covenant of
Abraham on to Jacob as He had passed it to Isaac before.
    Is there any better promise than the presence of God? Jesus says to
us that He will be with us to the end of the age (or world).
    As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, let us remember one of His
names: "Immanuel" == God with us!