1 Samuel 14; Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Romans 1:1-17
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillow, and set it up for a pillar. Genesis 28:18
From pillow to pillar! Even though he was journeying into the unknown, by the grace of God Jacob was able to sleep peacefully. And God affirmed His faithfulness through a vision to him while Jacob rested in Him. The next day Jacob turned his rock pillow into a pillar of commemoration. Let us also learn to rest in the Lord, and allow Him to speak to our hearts, and then abound with our own pillar of thanksgiving and remembrance! —Elizabeth C. Bishop
Jesus, I am resting, resting, in the joy of what Thou art,
I am finding out the greatness of Thy loving heart.
Thou hast bid me gaze upon Thee, and Thy beauty fills my soul,
For by Thy transforming power, Thou hast made me whole. —Jean Sophia Pigott