Gen 29:27 “Fulfill her week, and we will give you this one also for the service which you will serve with me still another seven years.”
Gen 31:7 “Yet your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not allow him to hurt me.
Jacob had worked for Laban for seven years in order to get Rachel. However, in the darkness of the evening and with his bride concealed behind a veil, Jacob, the man who had cheated others was given the bride he had not ” worked for”.
Jacob was obliged by convention to marry Leah and had to work for another seven years for the wife of his choice. Jacob worked for Laban for fourteen years in order to get his two wives and six years for his flocks. It is in records that Laban changed Jacob’s wages ten times but Jacob did not give up.
Christian friend, refuse to be a loser no matter how many times you lose. Do not allow yourself to be paralyzed by memories of another time when an initiative failed.( Myles Munroe- Overcoming Crisis)
Additional readings;
Gen31:41
Gen 29:20
Overcoming Crisis- Myles Munroe
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