Patience, Promises, and the Bigger Picture: Jacob and Rachel

October 6 – Patience, Promises, and the Bigger Picture: Jacob and Rachel Synopsis: We give up too easily on marriage. Our patience grows thin and we fail to see the bigger picture. Jacob worked for fourteen years for Rachel, and despite his lack of love for Leah, his story of persistence and commitment reminds us of the power of a promise. He had faith that Laban would be true to his word. Laban wasn’t, but Jacob wasn’t deterred; he had faith that he would someday wed Rachel and fulfill his promise to her. His commitment and promise weathered fourteen years of labor and stand as an example of God’s faithfulness to his people. Jacob reminds us of the importance of a promise to a spouse as an expression of God’s promise to us. Our faithfulness to our promises points our families to the faithfulness of God’s promises. Text: Genesis 29:15-30 – Jacob’s faithfulness, commitment, and promise.