These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times. If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night.”
God Watches Over Us In Our Work
Jacob has served Laban 20 years. In return he received two wives and a whole lot of flocks. Laban was not a good man, however, Laban had changed Jacob’s wages ten times. Imagine in our work place today, if that would happen. We would file an EEOC violation claim and have a lawsuit against the employer. Yet, Jacob had no recourse. Except, Jacob knew that God is the avenger of all such things. God is always watching and caring for His people. Notice what Jacob stated earlier in this section when explaining to his wives (Laban’s daughters) why they had to leave Laban:
Genesis 31:4-9 (ESV Strong's)
So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was 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. You know that I have served your father with all my strength, yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God did not permit him to harm me. 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. Thus God has taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me.
Jacob, still not a strong believer, was able to recognize God’s sovereign power and watch over his life. Knowing this truth allows us to go through our days, no matter our working conditions. God is always watching and always caring for us. That is His care for those who believe in Him!!
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