Jacob's Dream for a Jacob Generation

"On that day I will raise up
The tabernacle of David which has fallen down,
And repair its damages;
I will raise up its ruins,
And rebuild it as in the days of old;
That they may possess the remnant of Edom,
And all the Gentiles who are called by My name,"
says the Lord who does this thing.

Amos 9:11-12



"But the hour is coming, and now is,
when true worshipers will worship the Father
in spirit and truth,
for the Father is seeking such to worship Him."

John 4:23

My close friends know that I have a deep love for Israel, because I believe that as the new Israel, we need to be re-connected to our Jewish roots and heritage.

There is something that is stirred up inside of me whenever I read the story of the patriarchs - Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua...

And my friends know that the life of Jacob touches my heart in a special way. (Read about it in my previous post entitled Jacob's Ladder.)

Two of the things that I am really passionate about is worship and intercession.

On this post, I want to share one song that I never get tired of hearing.

On Sunday I will be traveling to Guam, together with my sister in law and other members of the Board of Regents of the university where I work. We will be there for a week.

In the meantime, I pray that your hearts will be drawn to the same God that Jason Upton sings about, and look forward to the end-time restoration of David's fallen tent, as Amos writes in the passage I quoted above.

Jacob really longed to be a hero
All I really wanted was a friend
I'm the Way, the Life, the Truth
So tell Me Jacob
When will the lying end?
And does the striving
Make you strong?

Because when I came to love on you
You fought Me till the dawn
Finally Jacob's lying down
And while he sleeps I will dream
of a generation not known
for their crowns
or success, but a King...
Who was not so much as interested
in crowds, or pleasing men,
but knowing Me

I have given Jacob's generation
the key of David, intimacy
To open up the doorway
To the nations
and release revelation
of intimacy, with Me

Jacob had a dream for all the ages
Jacob had a drive to build a nation
But the fighting is in vain
If your only aim is to build
your own great name
Because My dream's not what you do
Jacob will you dream for Me
The way that I have dreamed
for you

I have given Jacob's generation
the key of David, intimacy
To open up the doorway
to the nations
and release revelation
of intimacy with Me

Jacob's Dream by Jason Upton


I got the image for this post from a fellow blogger. Read her beautifully written post about Jacob on Kristi's blog and be blessed!