I love how Jacob and his uncle (his mom’s brother; see verse 10) met and were super-happy to see each other! I wish this would happen with other relatives — I’m always up for seeing my niece even when I don’t have enough for travelling to her house 👨👧👩🏽🤝🧑🏼 (my brother and his fianceé always should be included) — I’d like to get her to accept Jesus, as well as her parents doing the same. I don’t think it matters which order it’s in, but I pray my niece does it first so she may have more fun in her childhood than I did. I think some of my best days were when I was in college… but this era is nice, too (but I don’t think a lot of stuff behind the scenes is very good). Still, it’s been six years since I’ve been to class, and I accepted Christ in July 2009, so I’m probably not going to do well if I were in class again. I don’t think I have it in me to focus this good… anyway, I’m getting off-topic… Jacob and Rachel had never met, given the content of verse 12. This passage is found in pages 16-17 of my NKJV Bible, page 21 of my NASB Bible, pages 36-37 of my VOICE copy, and page 36 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.
I find it good that Jacob stayed with his uncle for a month to help with his livestock! I don’t know how old he was; he was probably in his 30s, but I do remember his vow he had just made to God (Genesis 28:20-22). I can’t promise anything, though, not even to God, for I not only need His help if I say anything to be faithful to it, but I also don’t expect Him to back me up in anything, either. Do you think I’m committing a sin by saying this? Comment below! (If you don’t want to comment here, that’s ok, I can send it to a friend, and I can copy and paste that last question in a Facebook message.) I heard my mom say something I shouldn’t have heard last Friday night in a belated Thanksgiving dinner, but I don’t want to mention it here. I don’t even want to believe her words, for they’ve never brought me peace, so why should I believe her ever again? My niece wasn’t there, either (for she and her mom were at the Philippines to visit an ancestor there, seeing that he wasn’t doing so well), but my brother stayed home; I don’t think he has a passport. Besides, we both know how ungodly our mom can be. I’ll call him if he’s not working after I finish writing this, but I don’t know if this is relevant… I don’t know if he’s even interested in hearing from me 😓 but I’m probably going to have the gift to my niece be the main focus in that phone convo. I pray for the right words to say here… I always feel like I’m upsetting the laws of creation with my mom around, as if God needed her to do what she does and say what she says. But He doesn’t need anyone, thankfully, He instead is interested in receiving people as anyone receives Jesus. I can’t help but think I’m only able to remember fear-based obedience if someone like my mom comes into the picture, though. But that’s not the case with the Holy Spirit 😌😌😌😌😌😌😌
Do you have a prayer request? Write one in my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’m going to call my brother (his name is Chris) and see if he has an appropriate device to play the Frozen movies for my niece when she sees them, for I plan on getting a DVD or Blu-ray disc for it. I don’t know if I’ll write anything later today or even if I’ll bring up to Chris what I wrote on here besides my niece’s Christmas present, though.
See you later in the chapter!
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