Lord who never forgets

Genesis  30:22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

Good Morning Saints!

Whenever I read the story of Rachel, I always wonder why would God be so cruel to one and so gracious to another.

Leah was hated by Jacob and loved by God. Rachel was loved by Jacob but God forgot her.

Isn't that the case in our situation when we feel God has forgotten us. He is not remembering our works, efforts, does that mean God is wrong. God forbid!!!

Genesis  4:6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 

Genesis 4:7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

Here God said specifically if you shall do well, will you not be accepted.

That means Rachel was doing something which was not right in the eyes of the Lord. Let's meditate on what Rachel can teach us from her life.

Rachel was very beautiful and well favoured among the two daughters of Laban. Bible says that Leah was tender eyed(squinted). So even though she was elder she was not getting any suitors, due to which Laban had to resort to cheating Jacob in marrying her.

We can observed these qualities of Rachel which was detrimental to her blessing.

1. Rachel was very selfish. She was not thinking about her sister when she received the favour (Gen 29:17)

2. She was very jealous. She envied her sister as she was blessed with many children (Gen 30:1).

3. She was a short tempered woman. Who would not respect anyone, including her husband. (Gen
30:1).

4. She broke the sanctity of marriage in her jealousy by marrying her maid to Jacob. (Gen 30:6).

5. She was a idolator. Even after receiving favour from Lord. She didn't have a grateful heart and was worshipping idols which were in her father's house. (Gen 31:19).

Saints if we have stay blessed, we need to please God and give fruits of the spirit.

Galatians  5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 
Galatians 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

God bless