12/05/2020
10-05-2020
MY RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL SPEAK FOR ME.
TEXT:- GENESIS 30:25-43.
Jacob worked for his uncle Laban, as someone who got a new job. He worked with righteousness and sincerity for many years and Laban became so wealthy. Laban was so greedy, that he was never faithful to pay wages to Jacob. Laban promised to give Rachel to Jacob if he serve him for seven years.
At the end of the seven years, he tricked Jacob and gave him Leah, his first daughter. Laban was also selfish and boastful. He made Jacob served another seven years before he gave him Rachel, Jacob's beloved.
However, when Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob decided to leave. He told Laban that he was leaving and that he had nothing to show for his service to Laban for many years except for his wives and children.
Jacob wanted to leave to start providing for his own family. Laban urged him to stay that he would pay him whatever he wanted. Jacob refused his offer because Laban could be so proud. However, for Jacob to continue his service with Laban, he made an agreement with him.
Laban proposed an offer by asking Jacob to name his wage. But he decline because he knew who Laban was hence, he said "My Rightousnes will speak for me". So he stated that all the streaked and spotted animals henceforth should be for him, Jacob.
Laban knew that such could not happen that animals with streak and spot would continue among the flocks for Jacob to have as his wages, but because of his greed he accepted, with the thought that Jacob will never have wages from him.
Consequently, God gave Jacob the vision and idea how to go about it to have as many streaked and spotted animals as possible. All the strong animals were streaked and spotted which were for Jacob, and the weak ones were for Laban. For Jacob's righteousness, God converted the wealth of Laban to Jacob.
In conclusion, we should be righteous and sincere with people we are dealing with.