Sisters
So Laban gathered together all the people of the place and made a feast. But in the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and he went in to her. (Laban gave[b] his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.) And in the morning, behold, it was Leah! And Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?” Laban said, “It is not so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also in return for serving me another seven years.” Jacob did so, and completed her week. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. (Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.) So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years. Genesis 29:22-30, ESV
Jacob had worked seven years for Laban’s daughter Rachel, but instead he gave him his daughter Leah. When Jacob complained Laban agreed to give him his daughter Rachel for another seven years of work. Now there was a big celebration for Leah, however she learned that her husband didn’t want her. Her father Laban asked Jacob to finish out the wedding week with her and then he would give him her younger sister Rachel to be his wife as well. This action caused great discord within the family.
For many years there was a constant rift between the two sisters. Leah hated Rachel and blamed Rachel for stealing her husband. God opened Leah’s womb because she was not loved by her husband and blessed her with sons. When Rachel saw that she was not having children, she became jealous and gave her maid servant to Jacob so that she could build a family. The fighting went on for many years until Jacob brought them together and told them that they had to leave their father’s house because he had stolen from all of them. In that moment they become a unit and worked together to leave as a family. Genesis 31:14-19, ESV
We cannot control some of the things that happen to us. We can only control how we choose to behave in the situation. Leah and Rachel were put in a horrible situation and both of them suffered because of someone else’s actions. But God brought them to a place where they could agree to work together for the best of their family.
You may be dealing with a horrible situation because of someone else’s actions. Hate, anger and sorrow may be feeling your soul, but if you release to God he will heal and deliver you. David said, “In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.”
Father,
I trust you! I trust your word! You said in your word that I would have trouble. Some things seem so hard and impossible to me that it's difficult to understand your love for me. But you said that you came to set the captives free! I pray that you will heal my soul and deliver me from all the pain inside so that I can make the right decisions to love and live in your joy and peace! In Jesus’ name, amen.
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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