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  • Daily Devotional: Genesis 31:22-55

    Daily Devotional: Genesis 31:22-55

    Any relationship based on personal gain or selfish expectations will always be strained. Laban abused Jacob. Jacob, in a way, stole everything from Laban. Yet, because God had chosen Jacob and honored His covenant promise to Abraham, He protected Jacob from Laban. Jacob and Laban covenanted to create a border each one would not cross…

  • Daily Devotional: Genesis 30:25-43

    Daily Devotional: Genesis 30:25-43

    Jacob strikes a deal with Laban to labor for him past the fourteen years he labored in order to marry Leah and Rachel. Laban wants Jacob to stay and continue to work because Jacob brings prosperity. So, Jacob develops a plan to breed Laban’s flock such that Laban does not prosper but Jacob does. We…

  • Jacob Meets Rachel and The Forsaken Firstborn; Genesis 29:1-35

    Jacob Meets Rachel and The Forsaken Firstborn; Genesis 29:1-35

    Jacob meets Rachel for the first time as she shepherds her flock. Jacob is more attracted to Rachel than Leah because she is beautiful, a trait juxtaposed with Leah’s weak eyes. Jacob would rather marry a strong, working woman with strong eyes. In this pericope, Jacob strikes a deal with Laban to marry Rachel. He…

  • Our Priorities, God’s Character

    Our Priorities, God’s Character

    Every year, I sit down personally to observe my own priorities. I sit down, make a list of the priorities that I have made, and then open the Scriptures to measure whether I have the correct priorities in my personal life. Every year, I am drawn to change when I do this. I am convicted…