Genesis 27-31
Pretty little liars!!
And yet God still was large
and in charge. So many of today's characters thought they were in
charge, but I have to believe that God still was in control. I'm not
that impressed with Isaac--after being saved from being sacrificed, He
didn't seem to be that close to God. And Rebekkah didn't turn out to be
such a God-follower either. But I don't think any of her plans would
have worked if God hadn't have let them.
So Jacob left
the fold. Reminds me of children leaving home today--for college, for
marriage, to be "grown-ups". It's when we really wonder if all that we
have been trying to model and teach them, will soak in and be used.
It's when we really turn them over to God's Holy Spirit.
It
seems to have been that way for Jacob. Once he got out on his own and
got quiet and didn't have his mother leading him into deception--he
could dream and hear God's voice. That dream seems to confirm that God
was in charge all along. And Jacob ended up being very loyal and having
a great work-ethic. He also seemed very smart with those sheep and
goats. So, it gives me faith and hope that my children will be in God's
hands long after they are out of mine.
As for Jacob's
wives--well, we discussed them greatly at Women's Bible Study (Wednesdays--6:00 pm-everyone welcome)--and I
guess God can work through conniving women as well. He worked through
Rebekkah and all her schemes and he worked through Leah and Rachel. The
12 tribes that grew through all of these women will play a big part in
the rest of the story--even through to Revelation. But that is all for
another day---God's timing!! God's plan! God's hand in it all!
I trust Your hand, oh God!!
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