Love at First Sight

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Genesis 29:10-12

Now when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the sheep of his mother’s brother Laban, Jacob went up and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of his mother’s brother Laban. Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and wept aloud. And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s kinsman, and that he was Rebekah’s son; and she ran and told her father.

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Well you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind
My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy

"Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughn

Ah Jacob, the mama's boy. Let's face it, scripture shows us Esau was his father's favorite. Esau was the outdoorsy hunter guy and Jacob was sort of a wimpy kid. Still, it was Jacob who bullied Esau in the end, and it was that bullying that forced Jacob to flee from his father's home. It was also time to seek a wife, so here's Jacob killing two birds with one stone.

When he saw Rachel he was in love, it was love at first sight. In Mario Puzo's "The Godfather" they say Michael got struck by a lightning bolt when he first saw the young and beautiful Apollonia. That's one way to describe it. Love at first sight and bam, lightning bolt.

Like a lightning bolt, it changed his life. He saw here and knew that he wanted to be with her forever. For Jacob, she made the sun shine. He knew he would love her forever.

Psychologists say love at first sight is not necessarily permanent. It's as easy to fall our of love at next sight as it is to fall in love at first. But that's not a good story, not in this case. Who was your first love? Who is your last love?

God wants to be our first love, with all others coming in behind. We are called to love Jesus, and by his love we will be able to love others more and better. By his love, all that we have and all that we give are multiplied far, far above whatever we can do without him.

So love God, because it is the Lord who makes the Son to shine.