Genesis 28:10-22.  It was either a ladder or a set of steps.  What matters is that it reached to heaven, and vice-versa.  Jacob saw it in his dream, and he saw God’s angels ascending and descending on it.  The LORD spoke to Jacob and assured him of his presence, and that he would fulfill all the promises that he had made to his grandfather Abraham, and his father Isaac.

This story does not highlight Jacob’s commitment to God.  Jacob is immature and his faith is very conditional at this point in his life’s journey.  But God’s commitment to Jacob is unconditional.  He is with Jacob and he will keep him wherever he goes, and he will bring him back to his inheritance at Canaan.  He will do what he has promised.

LORD, thank you for your unconditional love and commitment to us.  Thank you that Jacob’s ladder was not one of those aluminum portable things.