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Devotional for September 16, 2026

GOD IS TRUSTWORTHY, RELIABLE AND DEPANDABLE

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Genesis 28:13

And behold, the LORD stood above it and said: “I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.”

Additional Verses

📖 Genesis 28:1-22; Deuteronomy 28:1-14; Acts 2:1-21

When Jacob escaped from the threats of his brother Esau to go and find refuge at his uncle Laban’s place, as he rested while asleep at Bethel, God spoke to him in a dream saying, “I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!” Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it. And he called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously. Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, so that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then the LORD shall be my God. And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.” (Genesis 28:13-22). All that Jacob asked for following his dream, God granted to him. When he returned from Haran to his homeland, he was very rich in live-stocks and also with a big family. God is trustworthy, dependable and reliable to all those who have faith in Him. This is because unlike man, God has no beginning and no end. Numbers 23:19 says, “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” He is the same, yesterday, today and forever. While man may say one thing to you today, and tomorrow he will say something different. This actually happened with Laban who on several occasions cheated on Jacob until he worked for fourteen years for his two wives Leah and Rachel. God is trustworthy because His character does not change, His Word is true, and He never abandons those who look to Him. Psalm 9:10 says, “Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.” The Apostles in Acts Chapter 1:8 where commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ to remain in Jerusalem and wait for the promise of the Father, “But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, and in Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” On the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was poured upon them and they began to witness for the Lord Jesus Christ, with boldness, to all parts of the world. Isaiah 26:4 says, “Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.” Whatever God promises you, as long as you remain faithful and obedient to His Word, like what Jacob did, the Apostles and many great men and women in the Holy Bible did, He will bless you and fulfill His promise to you and you will also be a blessing to many others, for His glory. Alleluia!

Prayer

Thank You Father for Your promises upon my life. May You grant me Your kind of faith so that I may also remain faithful and obedient to You just like what Your servant Jacob and the Apostles did. In Jesus Christ’s mighty name I pray. Amen.