Genesis 29:1-30
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tables are turned on Jacob. The trickster is tricked! The ‘trick’ was
according to the ‘custom’ that the elder daughter should be given in
marriage before the younger one (23,25-26). Seven years became fourteen
years (18-20,27,30). Jacob did receive his heart’s desire, but there was
a lesson to be learned: Going God’s way is better than getting your own
way. ‘All things work together for good to those who love God’(Romans
8:28) - this doesn’t mean that we always get what we want. We must learn
to ‘let go and let God have His wonderful way’, and to say, ‘This God -
His way is perfect’(Psalm 18:30). Out of love for Rachel (18,20), Jacob
served Laban for an extra seven years. We would serve Christ better if
we loved Him more. Jesus still asks the question, ‘Do you love Me?’(John
21:15-17).
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