Please read Genesis 30.
Meditate on verse 22.
Then God remembered Rachel,
and God gave heed to her and opened her womb.
If anyone
tells you the Bible is boring, they have not read Genesis 30! It starts with
two jealous sisters competing to have the most children by the same man. They
even gave their maids to their shared husband in hopes of getting more
children. (The writers of daytime television could only hope to have this kind
of imagination!)
The chapter
also described Jacob’s method of livestock management. God blessed Jacob’s
selective breeding of his flocks and herds and made him exceedingly prosperous.
God’s favor on Jacob even brought blessings to Jacob’s uncle who also happened
to be his father-in-law.
Incredibly,
the stories you are reading in God’s Word are not the figment of someone’s
imagination. They are historical accounts of real people with real
relationships with each other and with the real God of the universe. God
recorded these events to give you hope as you walk with Him.
As you live
with the LORD, take encouragement from Genesis 30:22: “Then God remembered
Rachel, and God gave heed to her.”
In the midst
of your family circumstances, ask God to remember you and pay attention to you.
Pray Genesis 30:22 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a
faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD,
remember _________ and me.
God, give heed to us
and open up _________ for us.
In Your
name, Jesus~”
The
WATCHMAN on the Wall ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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