When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought: surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it. The awakening is both literal and spiritual: Jacob wakes from sleep and wakes to a reality he had not perceived. The presence of God was real before Jacob knew it. Psalm 139:7-8 asks where he can flee from God's presence — the answer is nowhere. The application: the LORD is in this place is the discovery that cannot be manufactured but can be received. Where are you that you have not yet recognized as the place where the LORD is?

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