February 22, 2024 | Pastor Robert Lee
Passage: Genesis 31:1-9
Through it all, no matter what comes our way, God promises to remain by our side. In this message titled Faithful Through It All, we see Jacob take the next step in his spiritual transformation as he learns the all-important lesson of God's faithfulness.
► Genesis 31:1–9
Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has gained all this wealth.” 2 And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him with favor as before. 3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”
4 So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was 5 and said to them, “I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me. 6 You know that I have served your father with all my strength, 7 yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God did not permit him to harm me. 8 If he said, ‘The spotted shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore spotted; and if he said, ‘The striped shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore striped. 9 Thus God has taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me.
Cross References
- 25 As soon as Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, that I may go to my own home and country. 26 Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, that I may go, for you know the service that I have given you.” 27 But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your sight, I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you. 28 Name your wages, and I will give it.” (Genesis 30:25–28)
- 35 But that day Laban removed the male goats that were striped and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white on it, and every lamb that was black, and put them in the charge of his sons. (Genesis 30:35)
Discussion Questions
- What were some of the highlights and lowlights of your week? Everyone needs to get a chance to answer!
- Faithful people keep their promises. Who are some people in your life that you can trust to follow through on their promises?
- When someone fails to keep their word to you, what thoughts or emotions do you experience? Feel free to share an example.
- For Jacob and Joe, God revealed His faithfulness through the scary the sad, and the frustrating times. How might this influence our mindset when we go through our own scary and sad trials in life?
- How might have you learned the lesson of God’s faithfulness in your own life? And in your heart, can you say that you truly believe God is going to come through for you? If yes, explain? If not, how come?
- Pray!
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