Genesis 31: 14-16: “And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house? Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money. For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.”
Rachel and Leah were exploited and forgotten. They were the people that Laban exploited in his drive to enrich himself by using Jacob. Jacob loved Rachel but he exploited both Rachel and Leah and now they were all going to suffer. They should have had some access to their father’s wealth as their inheritance or, at least, their dowry but both Laban and Jacob were so greedy to get what they could for themselves that they forgot about the women who actually made everything else possible. However, both these women had great faith and they trusted their husband’s judgement and his ability to hear and obey God. This is a great lesson for anyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ, He called on us to deny ourselves, take up our crosses daily and follow him (see Luke 9: 23 “And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”). These days people tell us that the Lord wants us to be happy but the Lord wants us to obey Him and benefit from the joy, peace and abundant life that He offers. This is not the time for the Christian to indulge in self but to deny self and see what God can do. After all, the Lord doesn’t want great men or women of God, the Lord wants us all to men and women of the great God. Christianity consists of small people doing small things in a small way in conjunction with Almighty God doing Almighty things in His Almighty way. When God works in His way no one can stop Him however, Matt 13: 58 (“And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.”) gives us the converse God always works in spite of us but He won’t force Himself to work through our unbelief.
but we can be sure that God is always on our side and He is always faithful.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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