Here Is Proof of God's Existence No One Looks

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If I were going to look for proof of God’s existence creation is a good place to start… or the conscience… God’s word is another… and certainly Jesus Christ, His claims, and Calvary!

But I would not look at one of the most messed up families in the biblical record! However, if you need more proof than I gave you already, Deut. 4:39 points to none other than the nation of Israel!

Yet, they came from a family that is a mess! If you’re from a family that fights, denigrates, is defined by rejection, favoritism, relational distance, unhealthy competition, and marital strife…

…or children and siblings who are pawns in a vicious game and where acceptance, significance, and security were needs often unmet, where you struggled for love… God can bless you! Gen. 30.

Gen. 29:31-35. If we pretend to be something we’re not before marriage (Leah), we’ll be sorry for the rest of our marriage. Yet God loves her (and you) anyway! He sees (32), hears (33), joins (34).

v. 35. So, she praises God! From this poor soul’s womb came the priests (Levi) and kings (Judah) of Israel. From this messed up family will come the twelve tribes of Israel who bless all nations!

Gen. 30:1-2. Our years of dreaming about marriage often focus on the promises (large family, land, blessedness), but forget to consider the problems and things not going as planned.

When we make things happen our way, we’ll get what we wanted and more than we bargained for.

v. 3-8. Seeking our identity or our sense of acceptance, significance and security from a source other than God will help us make desperate decisions we wouldn’t otherwise make.

Leah wanted Jacob’s love; Rachel wants his children. Both struggled to get it their way not God’s.

v. 9-21. Heartache, competition, envy, strife – using God’s name – in vain – brings pain! When your life needs meaning, purpose, significance, acceptance, love! look to Jesus (Eph. 1:3-6, 7-14).

How many children (acquisitions, accomplishments, approvals…) will be enough? When one of the richest people on the planet was asked that question, their frightening answer: Just one more!

v. 22-24. God had a plan, Rachel just had to be patient! You can believe without a doubt v. 22 - God is present (He remembered); hears prayer (He hearkened); and is powerful (opened womb).

When you need proof of God’s existence, look no further than your problems and remember: He’s present, Hears Prayer, and is Powerful. It took a messed-up family to prove it. Wait on Him!

Does God care? Is He powerful enough to intervene? Yes. But allows our will to get in the way.

As Christ-followers, we are called to prove by how we live that Jesus is a better provider, protector, and source of power than anyone or anything. Give Him your mess (or life) and He’ll prove it.

Let’s Take the Message Home:

1. Consider your family life. From where did/does your acceptance, significance, security come? Leah wanted love; Rachel wanted children – both struggled to get it. What do you struggle over?
2. Identify what/who drives you to decisions that may take you down a dangerous path? If you acted like you believe Jesus is a better provider, protector, and source of power, what would change?
3. How does your culture, family, friends... cause you to live other’s expectations instead of God’s?