God's Hand at Work

Scripture:

Genesis 31:42 (ESV)

If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you.”

Devotional:

It is amazing what God does for us.  Even before Jacob fully accepted God as his God he was watched over.  God had blessed and protected Jacob.  Jacob prospered despite how others treated him.  Laban his father-in-law tried to cheat Jacob.  Laban pursued Jacob and God gave him a warning.  God intercedes for us all the time.  God protects us and provides for us, even if we do not see or recognize it.

Can you look back on your life and see where God has provided?  Can you see where He has protected?  Do you see where God has interceded for your benefit?  Sometimes it doesn’t look like it.  Sometimes it might appear that we have been abandoned.  But if you look close enough and deep enough you will see God’s involvement in your life.

How many times have anyone of us prayed for something and felt that the prayer was not answered, or it was answered with a no?  God didn’t give us what we wanted.  God has left us.  God has…  If you really take a look at the events in your life you will probably see where God said no to one thing only to give you something better.  God might have said no only to protect you. 

We may never fully see God’s hand at work in our lives.  You can be assured that He is at work.  He has been with you in the past.  He is with you today.  He will be with you in the future.  If God says no to something now you just need to wait.  God has something better in store for you.  God will protect and provide.  He is with each one of us.  He is there working in our lives even if we cannot see it or feel it…