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Judge Gavel

Growing in Legitimacy

Jesus agreed with the Father that He was legitimately in the earth, on assignment, with the backing of His Father, and did not require being legitimized by another. Only Father God, the righteous Judge of the Universe, can give us that same assurance of our legal rights to be present in the earth, by the will of the Father, on assignment from the Father, backed by our Father's resources.

 

As we repent from seeking our legitimacy from any other source other than Father God Himself, we take off the virtual reality goggles of Illegitimacy and can focus on our Father to receive our true legitimacy only from Him.  

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Leah's Story

Leah and legitimacy
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Jacob had two wives, Leah and Rachel. (Genesis 29-30) When God saw that Leah was not loved, He opened her womb so she could have children, and Rachel was barren. Notice the names Leah gave her first three sons:

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  • Reuben means misery. She said the Lord had seen her misery and maybe now her husband would love her. 

  • Simeon means one who hears. She said the Lord heard she was not loved.

  • Levi means attached. She said maybe now my husband will attach to me.

 

But with the fourth son, she turned from looking for legitimacy from her husband's love, and she said, "This time I will praise the Lord!" She named her son Judah, which means praise!​

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Leah finally realized that she might never have her husband's love, no matter what she did to earn it. She did realize that God Himself was favoring her! She had His love and His attention! She took her eyes off her husband to meet her need for legitimacy and put her eyes on God. She began to praise Him for what she did have, laying aside what she didn't have.

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There's no indication her husband ever loved her. But you can see her true legitimacy growing by looking at what she named her later children:

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  • Gad means good fortune.

  • Asher means happy.

  • Issachar means reward.

  • Zebulun means honor.

  • Dinah means justice.

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The power of this story is how God honored her when she decided to root her legitimacy in God alone. He chose Judah as the son of Jacob and Leah in the bloodline of His own Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Today, you and I are part of the Tribe of Judah, the Lion of Judah! This time, we praise the Lord!

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More to explore about legitimacy...

  • Know our identity as a child of God. Learn more

  • Get the healing we need from the orphan heart. Learn more

  • Get free from shame. Learn more

  • Recognize and avoid counterfeit legitimacy. Learn more

  • Understand how Leah grew from illegitimate to legitimate. 

  • Why is knowing our legitimacy such a big deal? Learn more

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