An Offering Y'all Can't Refuse

Jacob refused to live on comforted when he heard of Joseph's "death" (Genesis 37:34-35). 

He vowed to mourn the residue of his life.

His vow didn't alter his province of affairs nor did it convey Joseph back. All it did was brand Jacob miserable.

For the xv years Jacob was separated from Joseph, he could choose rested inward God's constant comfort together with allow that comfort menses into the lives of others approximately him because "God is our merciful Father together with the source of all comfort. He comforts us inward all our troubles together with thus that nosotros tin comfort others" (2 Corinthians 1:3-4).

But Jacob refused that comfort.*

Sometimes I likewise reject to live on comforted. I choose a province of affairs inward my life that is ongoing together with heart-breaking, together with sometimes I allow it overwhelm me.

That's when I involve to teach lonely amongst my God together with my Bible.

I involve to hollo out to Him, pour out my pump to him, together with climb into His arms of comfort together with love.

Do you lot involve to climb into those arms today?
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*It appears that Jacob continued to reject comfort until he was restored to Joseph (Genesis 42:36; 44:18-31).

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Reaping, Sowing & Tangled Webs

"Oh, what a tangled spider web nosotros weave when kickoff nosotros practise to deceive!"  Walter Scott 

Not all things inwards life come about amongst equality. Some rewards together with punishments must expect for heaven. 

But deception oft brings earthly results. 

The Bible gives us an first-class example: Jacob together with his woman bring upwards successfully tricked Isaac into giving Jacob his older brother's approbation (Genesis 27). 

Fast frontward together with nosotros detect that Jacob meets his match. After working 7 years to wed Rachel, her manful somebody bring upwards Laban tricks Jacob into marrying her older sis Leah. 

There are remarkable similarities: Jacob concealed his identity to brand his manful somebody bring upwards mean value he was his brother. Laban concealed Leah's identity to brand Jacob mean value she was her sister.

Jacob stole his older brother's approbation together with ended upwards equally "the older sister's blessing" (Genesis 29:16-27). 

God seemed to approve of Jacobs's consequences past times approbation Leah amongst many children together with placing her inwards the linage of Christ* (Genesis 35:23-24).

Galatians 6:7 volition eventually essay out true, either hither on public or inwards heaven: "God cannot travel mocked. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 human reaps what he sows." 
* Through her boy Judah
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One Matter Esau Did Right

Although Esau failed miserably inward major areas of his life (as I previously wrote), he did something rattling godly after inward life.

Before Jacob left his homeland, neither he nor Esau were godly immature men. But Jacob caused the most harm inward his human relationship alongside Esau yesteryear tempting together with deceiving him, taking both his birthright together with his blessing.(1)

Esau had to a greater extent than reasons to loathe Jacob than Jacob had to loathe Esau.
 
But inward Genesis 33, when Jacob returns unannounced to his homeland, Scripture says:
 
"Esau ran to see Jacob together with embraced him; he threw his arms some his cervix together with kissed him. And they wept." (v.4).

And when Jacob tried to bribe him alongside gifts, Esau said, “I already convey plenty, my brother. Keep what yous convey for yourself” (v.9).

Esau was content together with forgiving,(2) and he wanted to restore his human relationship alongside Jacob.

Do yous require to produce likewise inward whatsoever of your relationships?
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(1) God promised Jacob favor, but Jacob together with his woman bring upwards took matters into their ain hands together with tried to "steal" favor earlier God gave it. 
(2) Nothing nosotros know most Esau's life is godly except this i incident, but it's an of import one. Reconciliation is non possible unless both parties are willing, but each of us must carefully examine our hearts when a human relationship is broken. 
From Bible Hub Commentary:"Esau’s demeanour on this occasion is that of a good-natured together with forgiving disposition. There is no contention of his having intended whatsoever mischief to Jacob. His appearance alongside 4 hundred men seems to convey been accidental, together with non alongside hostile intent against Jacob. He behaves throughout magnanimously together with simply."


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