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Pen Stealing

February 10, 2011

Genesis 29:31
When the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

Again I’m confronted with the reality of the will and the sovereignty of God. Jacob had a plan – and it was all working out the way he wanted to…and then….problem.

Jacob – you slept with the wrong girl.

Ok…brief conversation later, everything is straightened out and Jacob is now back on target when all of a sudden…new problem.

The wife he loves is barren, and the wife he hates is pumping out kids like there’s no tomorrow.

So what is God doing here? What is it that He is trying to construct?

While I’m sure that Jacob had no idea at the time, God was actually using the children of Leah, and the eventual sons of Rachel to form the foundation of an entire nation. From those two women came the 12 tribes of Israel…

But what does this mean for me?

This morning I’m reminded of the futility of plan making apart from God. No matter how I see my life going the simple truth is that I’m not writing the story.

I actually have no control at all.

I can fight this, I can push against it, but probably the best option is to surrender to it and to allow the Master Author to bring the details of my life together.

Because it just makes sense….that the best author in the whole universe….is going to write the best story of all time…

So why would I try to steal his pen?

Jesus – please write YOUR STORY….and for what role I am blessed to play in it…thank you.

B.

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