the Fourth Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 1 of 5
Genesis 29:1-14
"I . . . will keep thee in all places whither thou goest,. . . I will not leave thee" the LORD had promised to Jacob during his night at Bethel (Genesis 28:15). How comforting it is to think that God’s eye continually follows His own even when they neglect to look to Him (Psalms 32:8). His providential care leads Jacob to his mother’s family, to his uncle Laban’s house. Once again we see a meeting beside a well, perhaps the same one as in chapter 24. But this time we hear no prayer from the traveller’s mouth, nor do we hear him asking God for a happy meeting, nor later does he give thanks to Him for a successful journey. And we do not see the young girl giving water to the tired visitor. What a difference too in Laban’s house! Jacob told him "all these things" but we hear no mention of the name of the LORD in his account nor of the way He has blessed his family (compare Genesis 24:35), nor even of his meeting at Bethel. What are our usual topics of conversation when we meet one of our parents or a friend? Is the Lord at the centre of our conversation? If this is to be so, our hearts must be habitually occupied with Him.
