The stories of the patriarchs in Genesis remind us of the grace of God, His sovereignty over creation, and His providential care over those who are destined to inherit His promise. The men and women who played various roles in this important drama throughout the generations weren’t perfect. Some of them were deliberately disobedient. Yet, the Lord used them to accomplish His purposes. It doesn’t mean that God approved of their sins. It means that God has purposefully chosen to use the weak things of this world to accomplish His redemptive purposes for us. It means that God in his mercy and grace can still use us for His glory and the glory of His kingdom…if we will be Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him. May that be said of us today.