Key Verse: Verse 20 – “And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.”
Key Words: And Jacob served seven years for Rachel
We know several things about the sweethearts, Jacob and Rachel, found in Genesis 29.
First, we know Rachel’s dad had Jacob serve seven years in order to have Rachel’s hand in marriage.
Second, we know Laban deceived Jacob and on his wedding night, instead of giving him Rachel, he gave him Rachel’s sister, Leah. He had to serve another seven years for Rachel – fourteen years in all.
Third, we know we reap what we sow. Just as Jacob had deceived Isaac into giving him the family blessing, now Laban had deceived Jacob.
Fourthly, we know that Jacob and Rachel were truly in love. They were willing to wait for fourteen years in order to marry, revealing their patience and love for each other.
We must learn that God’s timing and our timing in regard to marriage isn’t always the same. Patience is a virtue.
The purposes of God often develop slowly because His grand designs are never hurried. The great New England preacher Phillips Brooks was noted for his poise and quiet manner. At times, however, even he suffered moments of frustration and irritability. One day a friend saw him feverishly pacing the floor like a caged lion. “What’s the trouble, Mr. Brooks?” he asked.
“The trouble is that I’m in a hurry, but God isn’t!” Haven’t we felt the same way many times?
Someone once said:
Patience is a virtue.
Possess it if you can:
Found seldom in a woman,
And never in a man.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞Remember, if they are worth marrying, they are worth waiting for.
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