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January 30

January 30
A Heavenly Escort
And, behold, I am with thee and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest. (Genesis 28:15)
Do we need journeying mercies? Here are choice ones—God's presence and preservation, In all
places we need both of these, and in all places, we shall have them if we go at the call of duty, and
not merely according to our fancy. Why should we look upon removal to another country as a
sorrowful necessity when it is laid upon us by the divine will? In all lands the believer is equally a
pilgrim and a stranger; and yet in every region the Lord is His dwelling place, even as He has been to
His saints in all generations. We may miss the protection of an earthly monarch, but when God says,
"I will keep thee," we are in no real danger. This is a blessed passport for a traveler and a heavenly
escort for an emigrant.
Jacob had never left his father's room before; he had been a mother's boy and not an adventurer like
his brother. Yet he went abroad, and God went with him. He had little luggage and no attendants, yet
no prince ever journeyed with a nobler bodyguard. Even while he slept in the open field, angels
watched over him, and the Lord God spoke to him. If the Lord bids us go, let us say with our Lord
Jesus, "Arise, let us go hence."