“Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.” (Genesis 29:20) PART of Jacob’s pay for working for Laban was to have Rachel, Laban’s beautiful daughter, given to Jacob as his wife. Our verse for today sums up the details of this arrangement and shows the great effect of love on service. Love promoted his service, love prolonged his service, and love brought pleasure to his service. Promoting
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