"I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands." --Genesis 32:10
Jacob is returning from serving Laban here, and has almost gotten home. He realizes that God's blessings are really more than he deserved, and he has made God his God (not just his father's as was mentioned in a previous post). One of the things found in our current generation is that "we deserve better." Yet, if we set our entitled bratty attitudes aside and actually looked at God's standard and where we are, we would know we are unworthy of even the most basic mercy. The very fact that God gave Himself so we wouldn't have to spend eternity in hell is so large, we should never expect (from entitlement) that He deserves us anything more. He gave us everything we have, and any other blessings He decides to bestow upon us is just icing on the cake. When was the last time you just said, "Thank You" to the One Who has given you all?
