“A
Faithful God” or “My pea brain is way too small to understand the things the
Lord does despite the shortcomings of humanity.”
Today I’ve
been thinking a lot about how much God takes situations that seem hopeless & redeems
them. He takes things that seem so
horrible & brings some good out of them. My mind has been running all day long about how He took one
of the darkest times in my life & turned it into a testimony. When I was the victim & I thought all
was at a loss, my God not only turned things around for me, but also received
all the Glory in the end!
This morning at bible study we were in Genesis 22-29. We briefly discussed the story of
Jacob, Leah, & Rachel. If you
don’t already know it, the general idea is that Jacob went to Laban, father of
Rachel, asking for her hand in marriage.
They made a deal that Jacob would work for him for 7 years & then he
could have Rachel as his wife.
When those 7 years were up, Laban tricked Jacob into marrying Leah, as
she was his eldest daughter & it wasn’t customary for a younger daughter to
marry before an older one. Of
course Jacob was very upset & asked for Rachel. Laban said he could have her, only if he promised to work an
additional 7 years to repay him for Rachel’s hand. So the situation here is that Jacob loved Rachel & not
Leah. But Rachel was barren (for a time) & Leah conceived & bore Jacob multiple sons. Every time she had another son she hoped & wished she
would finally earn his love. And
every time that didn’t happen.
What I’m getting at in mentioning this is the fact that EVEN THOUGH Leah
was unloved by her husband, God USED her & blessed her by having 5 of the 12
tribes of Israel come from the line of HER SONS! She bore Jacob six sons. One of them being Judah which is the
LINE OF THE MESSIAH…Jesus my friends.
Also of her six sons was Levi, or the Levites, who were set apart as
priests. How incredible that even
though Leah was always trying to earn the love of her husband, God blessed her
abundantly! I can’t even fathom
being married to a man who doesn’t love me, but Leah was & the Lord had
favor on her. And He still
fulfilled His promise to have many nations come from the line of Abraham,
Isaac, & Jacob.
If God did that in the pain & sadness of Leah’s experience, what do
you think he’s going to do with the messiness of our lives?! It seems SO CLEAR. As long as I continue to surrender my
life to the Lord & trust in Him, His purposes will be fulfilled one way or
another. And even in the muddiest
of days, My Lord is SOVEREIGN.
I’m learning so much! Every story we read through is something I've been taught my entire life growing up in the church, but to actually STUDY it on a deeper level has been incredibly rewarding. It's not
just about theology & history, but about the CHARACTER of our God! Just ponder that… :)
Peace & Blessings,
Mere
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