Cash for the Trip
Michael’s son was setting out on a long journey. Being a responsible father, Michael packed everything: food, extra clothes, a sturdy pair of shoes, and—most importantly—a purse of cash for expenses along the way.
Then, just as his son was about to leave, bad news. Bandits. The roads were crawling with them, robbing travelers left and right. Michael thought it over and made an executive decision: the trip was too dangerous. The plan had to change. He would go with his son.
At dawn, they set off. The boy walked beside his father, quiet for a while, then suddenly stopped. He looked concerned.
“Father, what about the money?” he asked. “You gave me a purse for the trip. Where is it?”
Michael smiled. “Son, what do you need money for? I’m coming with you. I’ll take care of everything.”
"I Am With You"
That, in essence, was God’s message to Jacob.
As Jacob left Beersheba, he prayed for protection, food, clothing, and a safe return home.
That night, God appeared to him in a vision and said: “I am with you. I will protect you wherever you go. And I will bring you back.”
Protection? Covered. Safe return? Also covered.
But what about food and clothing?
Unnecessary. Because God wasn’t just sending Jacob on a journey—He was going with him. No need for a purse. No need to worry. The journey—and everything in it—was taken care of.
“I will never leave you,” God assured him.
(Adapted from Mishlei Yaakov, pp. 66-67)
