Sat.’s Devo - Let Go and Let God Have His Way

Read: Genesis 30:1-31:16; Matthew 10:1-25; Psalm 12:1-8; Proverbs 3:13-15
I often wonder how the story would have gone if Sarah hadn’t taken things into her own hands and gave her concubine to Abraham and if Leah and Rachel had just waited on the Lord for God to open their wombs when he was ready. God took all their mistakes and used them but I know there was a better way. I wonder the same things in my life that I have been impatient about and tried to make happen.
Through Rachel and Leah’s servants, we have Dan, Naptali, Gad and Asher. God opened Leah’s womb again and she had Issachar and Zebulun. Then God opened Rachel’s womb and she had Joseph. Jacob became restless to get back home so he approached Laban about giving him his wages so he could leave. Laban was deceitful and unfair in all his dealings with Jacob and his two daughters. Rachel and Leah urged their husband to follow God no matter how mad Laban got.
Jesus sent his twelve to do the same works he had done. They were to go to the lost sheep of Israel and heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, drive out demons and preach the kingdom of God is near. He warned them they would be hated and told they had demons. Some would flog them and hate them without a cause. They would not need to worry what to say in court because the Holy Spirit would speak through them. This offer is still available for us. The rewards on earth don’t sound too appealing, but the rewards in heaven are beyond rewarding.
Lord, let us see your hand and follow where you lead us.