I love my Jacob sheep, and I love the verses in the Bible that tell of these special animals and how Jacob chose them.
This verse in Genesis reminds me how we’re all chosen by God, designed by Him to be His own and to fulfill the potential He put in us from the very beginning. Sometimes we don’t even realize that we’ve been chosen until we’re grown; but He’s always there, calling us to Him, waiting for us to come to Him and become the people He designed us to be from the beginning of time.
29 Jacob said to him, “You know how I have worked for you and how your livestock has fared under my care. 30 The little you had before I came has increased greatly, and the LORD has blessed you wherever I have been. But now, when may I do something for my own household?”
31 “What shall I give you?” [Laban] asked.
“Don’t give me anything,” Jacob replied. “But if you will do this one thing for me, I will go on tending your flocks and watching over them: 32 Let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb and every spotted or speckled goat. They will be my wages. 33 And my honesty will testify for me in the future, whenever you check on the wages you have paid me.”
Your thoughts are just beautiful…to imagine He choose us. And what a neat scripture to go with the photo 🙂
Lovely.
happy wfw!
Such a great WFW.
I am teary eyed reading your post…thanks so much for sharing!
Happy WFW
To fully know we are CHOSEN by Him…leaves me humbled and awed at the grace of our God.
Beautiful.
yes, amazing grace….
What humbling thoughts on Grace! Thanks for sharing this beautiful passage.
I guess we’re all speckled sheep over at the Lanai, huh? LOL Thanks for the blessing! Makes me smile.
Lovely WFW.
What a cute little sheep. Happy WFW!
Thanks for sharing that today. Blessings
Wow what a great picture…great word!
Great pic- and verse.
We are chosen in Him..
Sweet!
Thanks for sharing this today!
Blessings,
DeeDee
Love the photo! It brings the Word to life:-)
interesting choice! and neat, I don’t think i’ve ever really looked at those verses like that before! thanks for pointing that out to me!
Great verse for this picture. I love sheep, too. Happy WFW!
When i come accross this verse or when i read about “Jacob Sheeps” i will look at it differently….
I never saw those sheeps before…!
Thxs Blessed WFW
Bernice
Ahhhh, how special! Hope your day was blessed!
I love the verses.. and the picture is fabulous! What a very cool sheep that is.. love the colors, and the funky horns! He is such a great visual of Jacob choosing the spotted sheep.. perfect! thanks so much!
What an interesting passage of scripture… I don’t recall ever reading that before… and your Jacob sheep is so handsome!!
WONderful!!!!!
That is one unique sheep and a great message too! Thank you!!