- Genesis 29 Daily DEVO So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her. Genesis 29:20 – When you know what’s to come is so good and worth it, it makes the what you have to deal with during the wait easier to handle. You know in the end all that you are going through now won’t be even on your mind because of how good the thing is that is to come. I love how Paul put it, “For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,” (2 Cor. 4:17). It’s saying that the goodness of Heaven will be so good, that when we taste it even the worst of trials we went through in our life will be forgotten in comparison to how amazing Heaven is. So if you have a relationship with Jesus, know He isn’t discounting the struggles you’re facing. He is those reminding you of what’s to come in your life. Your struggles are real, but Heaven is realer. What you’re going through can’t compare to how good and worth it Heaven will be. Stay steady in your walk with God, it will all be worth it. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 509
- And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said, “Because the Lord has looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.” Genesis 29:32 – I can’t even begin to fully understand all the struggle Leah was going through and the mental turmoil she was under in this season of her story. She was an overlooked pawn just wanting to be accepted and loved. Yet in her story we see some truth we all need to embrace. Our hearts can find all we need in God alone. Over and over in her journey she kept seeking to find the approval and love of Jacob but was never finding it, yet in the end of our chapter she turned to seeking the praise of the Lord instead. In our story we will seek the love and attention of so many and wishing for that isn’t bad at all. Yet the harsh truth is we may never receive it from who we think we should receive it from. We too can just be an overlooked pawn to them. Know though that’s not who you are to God. You are a seen, loved, and wanted child of His. While the pain of not receiving all that from those we think should give us all those things is real, God’s heart for you is more real. In God you have a Heavenly Father who loves you beyond your comprehension and He has a desire to be with you beyond anything you could want from anyone else. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1833
- And in the morning, behold, it was Leah! And Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?” Genesis 29:25 – Jacob leaves home to live with his mother’s family so he may find a wife there. His mother’s brother Laban had two daughters, Leah and Rachel, and Jacob sought to marry Rachel. Yet on the day of the wedding Laban acted deceitfully and swapped brides without Jacob realizing and he married Leah instead. Whatever the reason truly was why Laban did this, it was wrong, and certainly Jacob was wronged by this deception. Yet, let us remember, Jacob was here for he did the very same sort of deception with his father concerning the family blessing. He deceived his father by taking the place of his sibling, and the result ended in lies, hurt, hatred, and their family fractured. Let us see here that God truly does take care of those who sin. It can appear to us that when sin takes place that the individual who caused the damage gets “let off the hook.” They seem to have been able to cause the hurt and not have to pay the price for their wrong. Using Jacob then as our example, see that God isn’t about letting sin go unpunished. Ultimately sin will lead people to death, but God will also bring earthly punishment as well on people’s sin to open their eyes to the wrongness of their actions. When then you are in the position of being wronged by other’s sinful choices, choose to trust the Lord to handle those who wronged you. For often when we take matters into our own hands, our end goal is our justification, yet God’s end goal is their salvation. Let the Lord handle those who hurt you, for He is able to bring blessing to you and bring holy conviction to those who wronged you. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2835
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