Good Morning Friends,
We live in an instant culture. We can get
almost anything we want in very quick order. There are few things that we must
labor long and hard to obtain.
Jacob found the woman that he loved and
wanted her as his wife. He told Rachel’s father, “I will work for you seven
years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.” (Genesis 29:18) “So Jacob
served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him
because of his love for her.” (Genesis 29:20)
Jacob demonstrated tremendous patience in
working for so long to get what he wanted. Then, even after seven years of labor,
Rachel’s father tricked Jacob and gave him the daughter that Jacob didn’t want,
Leah, as a wife instead of Rachel. Rachel became his wife, too, a short time later,
but another seven years of labor was required of Jacob for her.
Patience and perseverance are characteristics
God seeks to develop in the lives of His children. We are told to wait
patiently for God and to persevere in praying for what we desire. Often, only
in patience and perseverance do we receive what we desire from God.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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