The Lord Be With You Today!
Genesis 25:23
The Lord said to her, "Two nations are in your womb,
and two peoples from within you will be separated;
one people will be stronger than the other,
and the older will serve the younger."
(In an extraordinary decree topping an extraordinary message,
the Lord declares that the younger of the twins born to Rebekah
would be the prominent one and the one to fulfill His purposes.
Contrary to the customs of the day when the eldest son
would serve as the foremost and prominent head of the family line,
this turn of events shows again the Lord's sovereignty.
Even though, in fact, Esau was strong and robust
and the father of princes in that day,
the Lord declared that Jacob and his lineage,
though a flawed man who was a deceiver and cheat,
though estranged from his family and cast aside for a time,
would be the father of the Lord's people.
For us, the Lord still upends what we see
as humanly possible, as humanly customary,
and, even though our ungodly choices and actions
also mark us as flawed, He places His Hand on us
who are thought by the world to be the lesser.
We know that instead of relying on our own efforts,
instead of relying on the world's expectations,
that He makes us strong in Him and causes us to carry out His plans.)
May the Lord richly bless you this day!
In Christ's love,
Blessings!
Sally
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