I called, You answered

"I called, You answered. And you came to my rescue and I want to be where you are."
Came to the Rescue - Hillsong United

The sermon in church today was on Genesis 35:1-4:

God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau." So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with them, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you and purify yourselves and change your garments. Then let us arise and go up to Bethel, so that I may make there an altar to the God who answers me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone." So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree that was near Shechem [emphasis added].

The word of the day was relentless. God is relentless! I am so thankful for this: that He doesn't give up on those he has chosen, no matter what. Have you ever considered how sinful Jacob was? How manipulative and deceitful he could be? He received his brother's blessing by dressing up like him and covering his arms with fur! And yet God chose him and chose to use him in His plan. I am so thankful that God chooses even the most sinful of people and loves them.

Of course, God doesn't just let me forget the message when church is over. I have been listening to Hillsong United while I study and the song Came to the Rescue came on. God will come to our rescue if we cry out to him. I do want to be where you are, Lord! Draw me close to you.