- Genesis 31 Daily DEVO So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was and said to them, “I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me. Genesis 31:4-5 – While men’s favor is conditional, God’s favor towards you is unconditional. We see here in our passage a situation you may be familiar with in your own story. Where someone at one point liked you and was kind to you, but something changed and now they no longer are that way and even are bitter towards you. Maybe it’s because of something that was said, or wasn’t said, but their favor towards you changed. Today know that God’s favor towards you isn’t going to change like that. What you say or what you do isn’t going to change the fact God loves and and wants to work things out for your good. It’s because His favor and love is unconditional for you. Allow yourself to accept this truth. Drop the weight of feeling you have to earn God’s favor. It’s already yours and forever will be yours because of Jesus. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 511
- Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole her father’s household gods. Genesis 31:19 – It’s sad how easily someone’s god can be taken from them. Here we see why it’s so important that you have no other god but Jesus. Why? Because so many things we can place as the ultimate priority in our story can be swept away in a moment. Your job might be everything to you and the status you get from it but two words can take all that from you, “You’re fired.” That dream of playing that sport and the glory that comes from it can be intoxicating but it just takes one injury to sweep that dream away. You have to be real with yourself, if whatever it is was taken away would you be able to still stand? If not, then you have placed it in a position that only Jesus should be in. Yes, there will be feelings of loss and grief over these things being taken away, but if the removal of them ruins, debilitates, and stops you in life then a move needs to take place. Be careful that nothing but Jesus holds Jesus’ place in your story. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1835
- And Jacob tricked Laban the Aramean, by not telling him that he intended to flee. 21 He fled with all that he had and arose and crossed the Euphrates, and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead. Genesis 31:20-21 – After 20 years of living with Laban, his father-in-law, and being treated unfairly for that time, Jacob is told by the Lord to gather his family and belongings and head back home to the land that God was to give him. God reminded Jacob how He had been with him in the past and that He would be with Jacob now in this journey. Jacob had the promise of protection and provision from the Lord on this next season of his life, yet how do we see Jacob handling himself? Fearful, sneaking around, and loading up his family in secret while Laban was away so they could escape without trouble. I love how one commentary put it, that Jacob could have left with banners and trumpets sounding their departure, but nothing could have stopped them because God said He was with them. How often though do we handle moves like Jacob? Where we know God’s promises, and we know God is with us, and we know that God is able to provide for us, but we choose to still move forward in fear and worry. God is calling us to remember all that He has already done in our lives and all the ways He has come through on His word to us, just like He called Jacob to do. When then we are moving into a new season or being led by God into a new day, let us dwell on the ways God has shown up for us in the past and provided. Let that remembrance wash away the fear and worry, and instead plant trust and boldness within us as we move forward in the direction God is calling us to go. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2837
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