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Is there anything I can be in faith and agreement with you in prayer for?

Prayer for Obedience & Kingdom Reward Scriptures: Deuteronomy 28:1-2, Isaiah 1:19 Prayer:Father, we choose obedience over convenience. As we obey Your voice, release the blessings tied to obedience. Let doors open that no man can shut. Reward faithfulness, consistency, and surrender in this work. Declaration: Because we are willing and obedient, we eat the good of the land.

I have read Genesis 29 several times throughout my life. It’s interesting that when studying the Word of God, you can glean something new every time you revisit a passage. The lessons we have been learning from the book of Genesis this past year are lessons I never would have expected to walk away with. The characters in the account—which we know is not merely a story, but real people and real events—have come alive. As we studied them, we were able to either relate to them personally or recognize people like them in our own lives. Jacob:Jacob tricked and deceived his brother Esau and eventually reaped what he had sown through his Uncle Laban. Yet despite his flaws, Jacob was blessed and chosen by God. In time, he truly repented of his deception, and God changed his name. No matter what Laban tried to do to Jacob, you could not keep an anointed man down. God was with him. Laban:Laban was an opportunist. He always had an expectation of gain. He constantly evaluated situations based on how they could benefit him. He recognized the blessing and value on Jacob’s life and sought to exploit it. “How do I benefit from the blessing that is on Jacob’s life?” Laban did everything he could to keep Jacob close—to keep him in his presence so he could continue to benefit from what was on Jacob’s life. People will desire proximity when they recognize:• Favor• Increase• Benefit attached to a person This is about retaining access to what is on someone’s life. Have you ever met someone like this? Rachel:Rachel was beautiful—extremely beautiful—and because of it, she was highly favored by people. Her beauty opened doors and gave her opportunities that average women, or women considered less attractive, did not receive. She seemed to get everything she wanted… except children. Until God pitied her. Leah:Leah was beautiful too, yet she had weak eyes or what many believe may have been a lazy eye. It was so distracting that people overlooked the fact that she was beautiful and well-formed.