Genesis 31:7

yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God did not permit him to harm me.

I often do a word look up because I have an idea what to address. Placing the word change in my bible app resulted in this as the first occurrence in the ESV. Not exactly what I expected.

The bible is full of examples of how people interact with one another and this is an interesting example. Note closely here that God was protecting Jacob even though Laban kept changing the terms for Jacob’s working in Laban’s field.

The field might have belonged to Laban but under the terms the yielding of the flocks were by portion granted to Jacob. God blessed Jacob and even though the terms kept changing, Jacob’s portion kept exceeding Laban’s.

Hear the voices of his wives.

Genesis 31:14

Then Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, “Is there any portion or inheritance left to us in our father’s house?

There was nothing left for them in their father’s house and their lives and future was bound in the marriage covenant. Here are the last words of this lesson in life and the change that came about because of God’s blessing, v16 “Now then, whatever God has said to you, do.”

We have left our father’s house and made our lives with our betrothed, Jesus Christ and the terms of this covenant are different from those expected of us living under the roof of our father.

Rachel and Leah followed Jacob, we are followers of Jesus.

When I was looking to discover about this changed life in Christ, I discovered God has been talking to us throughout the bible and laying out examples for our understanding if we seek out what He has said about any subject.

This is but one sample, take, eat another portion. 

1 Corinthians 4:2

Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

This was a response from my dear friend after yesterday’s post. It is a demonstration of understanding. He “gets it”.

So many things are going on in the world these days and we are beginning to see what others are “made of” because of demonstrations. For some of us it is a wake up call and the things that have been hidden are now being revealed.

I could editorialize right now about prophecies becoming real but that is not something the Lord wants put before His people. These are the times for self-reflection and not anger and bitterness.

How many times do we see ourselves as being stewards?

The idea of stewardship dates back to the tents of Abraham, when he prayed to God that his legacy would not be left to his steward because the son of promise had not been given.

Genesis 15:2

But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

Not much is said about Eliezer in Genesis this Syrian was not of the house of Abraham but trusted enough by Abraham to be considered as heir.

Genesis 24:2-4 English Standard Version

2 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh, 3 that I may make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell, 4 but will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”

Even after Issac was grown Eliezar was still in charge of all Abraham had and was entrusted with keeping faith with Abraham. The son of promise had already come and it was assigned to the steward of the house to find a bride for the son.

Things have not changed in all these years and as stewards of the Son who has come, we are to find His bride and bring them to Him.

So do we see ourselves as stewards and are we being faithful to what we have sworn to do?