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Show for Valentine's ,Day Read this: Ready five relationships only days until Valentine's Day, which brings welcome heat to midwinter (pl1JS millions in profits for florists, chocolatiers and greetim of the chill battling card companies). So where did the holiday come from? What flowers, other than roses, should you buy your sweetheart? And you think you've had a bad kiss? There are History: valentine's Day started as a Roman holiday called Lupercalia, a festival celebrating spring and fertility. The celebration was capped off with a lottery in which young men .,...... drew young urn and women's names from a paired for a year as sexual companions. When Christianity swept Europe, the holiday was reformed into St. Valentine's Day. were The first valentine was believed sent in 1415 by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. In the Victorian Era, cards carried swipes rather than sweet sentiments. The "Penny Dreadful" "Vinegar Valentines" with mean were or inscribed and hurtful comments. - Brooke Adams "\.. .,.,. See Valentine's trivia on Page C2 ..... THE LOVE OF A LOVER years for Rachel; and seemed unto him but a few days, for the "And Jacob served they seven (Genesis love he had to her." There that we are a 29: 20) number of things about Jacob ought not to imitate. He his brother at birth and struggled with sibling rivalry was alive and well. He connived with his mother to trick his blind father and steal his brother's He pretended to be his father. There we can are some copy from the horne to avoid killed by him. woman birthright. brother and lied to his other things that maybe practice of Jacob. He left fighting with his brother or being He got himself a job. He found he wanted to spend the rest of his 1 life a with. He asked for her hand in was marriage. He He loved willing to work for what he got. his bride to be. Here is the context of this sermon. The Lord rescued Jacob from his brothers anger sending him the East, he out of town. came Down They He asked if they knew a man Laban. They Rachel would said When Jacob saw said from Haran. by the name of they did and that his daughter soon water her father's well in asked the herdsmen from. were a upon three flocks of sheep lying by the well. Jacob where they by by be coming to the well to sheep as her, he the odd went over noon to hour. help her. He rolled the stone from the well mouth and 2 watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. When he told Rachel that he son, she ran was Rebekah's and told her father. Laban rushed out to meet his sister's son and invited him to come home with him. working with his he wanted to be After a month of uncle, Laban asked Jacob how paid for taking care of his sheep. Jacob looked around at Laban's two daughters. was "Leah was tender eyed; beautiful and well-favored. loved Rachel; and said, I will years for Rahel but Rachel And Jacob serve thee thy younger daughter. Laban said, It is better that I than that I should give her to 3 seven And give her to thee, another man: abide with me. And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but days, for the love he had to her." a few (Genesis 29: 17-20) What a lover. You magnificent word about the might say Jacob fell in love at first sight but then had to prove his seven years. were a was seven years few days. going work by working night day after day, week week, month after month, and year after year until was love early in the morning He got up and went to bed late at after love of a were He had a goal if they in mind. He somewhere and did not mind the required to get there. driven passed as by The text says he "the love he had to her." 4 Now, I am sure you remember that the same trickery Jacob used to steal his brother's birthright came back to haunt him. him the oldest to work an Laban gave daughter Leah as wife additional and he had years before he seven could get Rachel. The Bible says, "And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel Leah, and served with him yet seven more other than years." (Genesis Jesus had this wanted to come save us 29: same kind of lover for from our sin. He was down from heaven and work to home to Him. He went about gave His all price 30) for by dying us so on that He the bring us He cross. a He will to doing good. might have 5 us. He paid the bride unto Himself. "Love led the Savior , in days long ago, Down to earth's darkness, its sin and its woe; Seeking the lost ones, His mercy to Love led Him to Love, for Calvary. manger, abandoned a Seeking the sinful, the sad and the Yearning to win them own, Love led Him to Seeing the Stooping, in love, Longing, in throne, lone; Calvary. to the lowliest lost in the Love led Him to a and make them His soul in its infinite Seeking the show, worth, birth, byways of earth. Calvary. pity, the lost Braving the Garden, the ones cross 6 to save, and the grave, • f " Seeking this only, the led Him to sinful to save, Love Calvary. Chorus: Love led Him to led Him to Love Calvary; Seeking the lost, cost, Love led Him to ("Love O. Calvary, at the uttermost Calvary." Led Him To Webster) 7 Calvary" by George |
