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Leah — Loved by God
(Leah’s Story: Genesis 29 and 30)
In the Word
… and he [Jacob] loved Rachel more than Leah … (Genesis 29:30b).
Of the Word
Jacob’s family gives dysfunctional a new meaning! Jacob loved Rachel, but was tricked into marrying her older sister Leah first. Leah knew she was never the love of Jacob’s life yet her love for him was genuine, and she remained loyal to him until she died. Though not Jacob’s favorite, God remembered Leah, blessing her with six sons and a daughter. King David and God’s Son Jesus were born of the descendants of her son Judah.
We, too, may have times of feeling unloved. Perhaps we have been overlooked for a promotion or we weren’t recognized for a great idea. Angry or estranged children and divorce take love away from us. Love we thought we had in friends may not be lasting. Others may fail us in love, but God’s love is forever.
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are (1 John 3:1a).
Walking with my Lord
Lord, when I am feeling unloved, remind me that You love me so much You gave Your life for me. Thank You, for no other love matches Yours. In Your loving name I pray. Amen.
Mustard Seed: Daughters of the King. Marcia Gomulka and Myrna Lou Meyer, authors. 4/34 ©2013 Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, 801 Seminary Place Ste. L010, St. Louis, MO 63105. www.lwml.org
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations were taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers.
