I almost refuse to visit this using this platform, but I suppose, conveyed in a certain way, it is relevant.

In 2 Corinthians 1:18, Paul says to the believers, “But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not yes and no.” This was in their proclaiming of Christ, showing that what they ministered (Christ) was what they were (the reproduction of Christ).  And, in verse 20, Paul goes on to say that, “For as many promises of God as there are, in Him is the Yes; therefore also through Him is the Amen to God, for glory through us to God.” This reveals that Christ is the answer, God’s way of fulfilling all the promises made to us.

I’ve built this up, and if you’re sharp,  you see where I’m going.
God’s word to Jacob was never yes and no; He made him a promise, but many things had to come to pass for that promise to be fulfilled. Jacob may have tried in his own power to do a lot, and seemingly he may have prospered, thinking that that was a part of God’s fulfilling of His promise. Maybe a few of those times it was, but all the misfortunes and tragedies that befell him, well…..

What were those about? The word, once again, was not yes and no…..

I myself seem to be in a big “yes” and “no”. Outwardly, the way things have turned out and by the way they’re still going, they must be a no.

But then again…..for so long, and after being quite sure……

I really thought there was a yes. Maybe Jacob was the same way. Maybe there was a yes when he saw Rachel, or a yes when he did all those things to cheat Laban. From the way they turned out, they seem like a no. But in the big picture….

It was all a part of God’s great yes.