God's trial - Chapter 8

Here is victory in what you cannot see!

････Jacob said to Laban,”Let me go,so that I can return home.････You know how well I have served  you.”････ “What shall I pay you ? ” Laban asked.Jacob answered,”Let me go through all your flocks today,and take every black lamb and every spotted or speckled young goats. That is all  the wages I want.････”But that day Laban removed the male goats that had stripes or spots and  all the females that were speckled and spotted.････ he put his sons in charge of them,and then were away from Jacob with this flock as far as he could travel in three days.････ He put them there,because the animals made when they come to drink.････ When the healthy animals were mating. Jacob put the branches in front of them at the drinking troughs,so that they would breed among  the branches.But he did not put the branches in front of the weak animals.････ In this way Jacob  became very wealthy.   

                                             【Genesis 30:25～43】

The Greatness of God's Wisdom

Jacob in this article works in such a superhuman way,manipulating genetic information as if he  were the world's leading authority on biology.As we all know,the laws of heredity do not yet exist  in this age.

According to the laws of nature,the color,quality,and sweetness of fruits and berries change in  various ways as a result of various mating between female and male plants,and people in the past  were somewhat aware of this.

However,I believe that Jacob was the first person in history to dare to experiment with artificial  breeding of domesticated animals,as opposed to natural mating.How did Jacob come to know the  wonderful laws of heredity in the realm of the God's creation?

The first thing we need to know from this article is the greatness of God's wisdom,which can deceive  even the wicked.Laban is a prime example of a wicked man.He conspired with his own son not to  give his nephew Jacob any part of the "blessings" as a reward.

By the way,what did Jacob get as a result of his human dealings through Laban? It was because  he had been under the devious control of Laban's family for a long time.The first reward he received  was two companions(Leah and Rachel). This was a reward so great that it ruined the design he had  drawn for his life.But through this,he finally realized the perfect timing of the Lord's dealings.

The second reward was an amazing reproductive rhythm that occurred in the herds of livestock, a divine law that he had learned from the long years of Laban's control.After carefully observing  (1) the "season" set by the Lord God,(2) the timing of mating between males and females,and (3) the excellent instincts of the females to select the strongest males, he realized that the key  to the law of blessing might be the timing set by God,“The key is the timing spiritually! If I miss it,I  will miss out on the blessings of the Lord!”

However,Laban,through Satan's wiles,transferred all the visibly fat spot and speckled seed from  Jacob's livestock to his own family,so Jacob was left with only a few poor white seeds.At that  moment,he didn't think, "Oh, I'm screwed!" he thought,"Lord, you've set a trap for Laban and the  others.”And he decides to entrust on God's time.

One night,he had another revelation in a dream.In it,the Holy Spirit gave him specific instructions. “Jacob,the time of God has finally come! The time of man does not go as he wishes,but when the  time of God comes,it will be as it should be.Now,use the wisdom of God that I have shown you from  time to time! and you will see a greater harvest of blessings in your livestock than you thought  possible.They think that only white seed can come from white seed!”

As a result of following God's time and God's method of reproduction, what kind of seeds appeared  as fruit in Jacob's livestock in the fullness of time? More than the number of white seeds,more  than the number of spot and speckled seeds were multiplying one after another.Then Laban and his  family checked the branding of all the livestock to see if Jacob had stolen their livestock,but  of course none of the livestock had been branded by Laban's family.

The invisible fact of God has a chance to win!

Now,the second secret shown from this article is that we,like Jacob,have such a weakness to offer  human negotiations in our prayers.But as a result,we need to be aware of this danger of receiving  worldly transactions at the same time.

But remember! That's why the Holy Spirit works on such weaknesses in me(you) and gives me the  appropriate God's wisdom. "You are not a servant of the riches of the world,but of the invisible, eternal fact of God,which is the fountain of blessing that gushes forth!” He said.

Jacob,through Laban's prolonged ordeal,said, "I have never known this fact of God before.Lord, teach me the time of deliverance that you will provide so that I can once again place all of me  in your holy will,not in human prayer! If I stay like this,I will not be able to inherit the blessings  of your rich promises from my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac! Please help me in my weakness.” He was finally able to pray with a modest posture.

The Lord never approves of human negotiate prayers! But He will give great revelation(God's wisdom)  to those who,like him at that time,ask God with a repentant and modest posture,with a sacrifice  of faithful prayer.

Jacob was told by his father,"In the invisible things are hidden the great blessings of God.So  if we miss it,we will not have what is promised! The things that are visible are full of falsehood, even if they appear to be good. Do not forget this!” He was taught this every time his Father  spoke.

There are many people in this world who believe in the visible God(Idols made by man),but  unfortunately,we Christians are the only ones who believe in the invisible God (the Lord who created  man).And we are living in the invisible fact of God.Jacob found God's wisdom,and he found God's  fact:"In God's overwhelming and great guidance,I am always protected and sustained!

We are spiritually weak,but the Lord has chosen and called us as spiritual Israeli,and with the  help and handling of the Holy Spirit,He will surely make us into a wise bride of Christ.

May the protecting "hand" of God the Father always support you strongly.I pray in the Holy Name  of the Lord Jesus Christ that you may be covered with the invisible facts of the God,and that  you may move forward each day with each revelation of the Holy Spirit.Amen!(Message on 23/Feb/2020)