Drawing Feet Into the Bed

[S] Genesis 49:33 --
33 When Jacob finished charging his sons, he drew his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people.

[O] I am pretty sure I journaled on this passage before, but it hits me every time about this beautiful and peaceful scene where Jacob (Israel) addresses his family and then as a sign of "I have finished," he drew his feet into the bed and breathed his last.  It was as if he chose to make that breath his last before giving into hands of God.  A contrasting scene would look like grasping to live on a little longer while regretting why the end came so suddenly and quickly.  Jesus also "breathed His last" on the Cross.  The sense of accomplishment of completing the task God granted must be an awesome and peaceful scene.

[A] I would love to live my life similar to Jacob's of completing it with peace and confidence to "draw in my feet into my bed" before breathing my last.  My mine quickly flashes back to the image imprinted deeply of my own father's face as I walked out of that ICU.  There was a bit of sadness but more so there was the expression of "drawing his feet into the bed to breath his last" as he shook his head gently to each side.  Right on that bed, he shared and passed on the spiritual legacy of how he had tried to live for God and pass on that "faith" to us.  He did that and I would like to sustain that legacy down to my children.

[P] Dear Father, thank You for such divine mentors like Jacob and my dad to look up to as I align my life also to be like them -- just to look to You and only You.  As my dad's birthday is approaching and this passage You spoke to me reminds me of our last encounter, I am just so grateful for giving me a solid foundation called family from which I can springboard into this world to carry out Your tasks until I pass on from this world.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.