Genesis 46:1-4 
So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 

And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!” 

“Here I am,” he replied. 

“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.” (NIV)

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Beersheba is a place where Abraham and Isaac, and now Jacob, sought God and found his clear direction. If there were lingering doubts about going to Egypt, they were erased here when God spoke to Jacob in a vision. Consider God’s promises to Jacob:

* I will make you into a great nation there.
* I will go down to Egypt with you.
* I will surely bring you back again.
* Joseph will close your eyes when you die. 

These four promises did what God intended them to do. They removed the fear from Jacob/Israel’s heart and mind. What God said in this vision was consistent with what he had said to Abraham and Isaac. 

God’s plans are expansive. 

God promises his presence and provision along with his directions.

God renews us in our broken places. 

Why do you need to hear these truths today? 

What will you do in response to them?

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I will trust God’s plans, purpose, and timing for my life.

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Our Father, I seek you today to know your will and your way. Here are my ears. What do you have to say? Here is my life. What instructions would you have me obey? Amen.