Background:
In Carolyn Custis James’s book, Half the Church, we read, “Whatever we lost in Eden we find again in Jesus.”1 That is a truth worth pondering. As we dig into the stories of Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah this week, we will witness a painful unraveling that bears all the weight of Genesis 3—a family foreknown and called by God for a glorious purpose and blessing, a family who often chooses to do things their own way, a family who lives with the rippling consequences of division and disobedience that spread over generations, and yet, a family who also sees God, hears God, and is used by God to be a blessing to every generation because of God’s generous grace and His matchless glory. However deep the brokenness, His grace is always greater!
Memory Verse:
“…for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.’” (Isaiah 46:9b–10, ESV)
Reflection:
Where are some of the broken places in your life you have seen God heal? How have you experienced God’s grace?
Study Guide Available
For the corresponding study guide, please contact Melissa Renner at melissar@stonebriar.org.
