Daily Devotion, June 12, 2020

Devotion: Read Genesis 31:3-21.

Jacob tells about how Laban has deceived him. In other words, the deceiver has been deceived. Still, God blessed him and he became wealthy. Trust and deception were struggles in Jacob’s life. Jacob had been deceived several times by his father-in-law. Both in his marriages and in his employment, Jacob found Laban to be less than honest. Jacob no longer trusted Laban, so he took his family and left.

Trust involves being trustworthy and being willing to trust another. Earlier in his life, Jacob too had been a deceiver. He had experienced the hurt and separation that violated trust brings into a family. Violated trust can destroy relationships. How much better to build a bond of trust with those closest to us. Even when trust has been violated, there is hope to rebuild that relationship, which Jacob experienced with his brother - which is a story for another day. Personal Worship Option:

Is there a relationship that needs mending? Is there a relationship that needs to be released? Bring it before the LORD and follow his leadership in your decisions.