“And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.”
So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her. The sentence is one of the most beautiful in Genesis: seven years felt like a few days because of his love. Love transforms duration. Song of Solomon 8:7 declares that love is as strong as death and many waters cannot quench it. The application: the love that makes seven years feel like a few days is the love that does not calculate the cost because the person loved exceeds the calculation. What does your love for God make feel like a few days?
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