Jacob

So the other night my friends Rachel, Eric and I listened to a God Story sermon on part of the book of Genesis. The part we listened to was about the lives of Isaac and Jacob.
Well, not only was my mind blown from this story but I realized how much I love Jacob.

Now, I know that there are some people out there who don't like Jacob, because he is a deceiver, but I think Jacob deserves a second chance.

What I love about Jacob is, that God used him.

Jacob stole his brother's birthright and deceived his family, but he paid, and God still used him.

Jacob had to work 7 years to get his wife Rachel but ended up getting Lea so he had to work 7 more years just get Rachel.Jacob wrestles with God, and has his hip injured, and Jacob is living in the fear of the fact that his brother Esau wants to kill him.

So yea Jacob is a deceiver but I think he paid because God disciplines those he loves, which is probably why God changed his name to Israel (wrestles with God).

That is the other thing that I love about Jacob so not only did God use him, he chose to name his people after him!

This deceitful lying man, God chose to name HIS people after HIM!

It amazes me, and gives me hope.

There is a point in the story where Jacob finally sees what his father Isaac and his grandfather Abraham had.
Rachel, Eric and I were talking about it and Isaac and Abraham made sacrifices and had struggles but they knew what it meant to follow God, it was different with Jacob.

He had to wrestle with God, and he finally came to a point where he understood what they had and he wanted it as his own.

I wish I could explain this more clearly but it just blows my mind!
It shows me that if there is hope for Jacob, if God can use Jacob this deceitful man, then there is hope for me and God can use me!