Bethel
“And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God…Then Jacob said unto his household…Let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God” (Genesis 35:1-3).
Bethel means “the house of God.” Jacob had a desire to respond to God’s request in the first verse of the chapter to go to Bethel to worship. The Lord Jesus has asked us to go to the house of the Lord today to worship Him. What a privilege it is to respond to His request and remember Him in His death. There’s something really simple about salvation…the word is, BELIEVE. There’s something really simple about what to do as a Christian…the request is, REMEMBER. Are you going up to Bethel today?
David said: “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord” (Psalm 122:1). Are we glad for the opportunity and privilege of going into the presence of the Lord with other believers at the beginning of another week?
