Genesis 23-24; Luke 9

Genesis 23-24; Luke 9

Isaac is in field and looks up just in time to see the beautiful woman coming toward him. She would end up being the love of his life, his helpmate, his partner. It isn’t our way to have someone else pick your wife. We want to make that choice, after all who knows us better than ourselves? Isaac doesn’t just summit to a cultural process to find his wife he is submitting to God. This was all part of the promise to Abraham that God was to bring him and his family to a new land. So Isaac you cannot go back but my servant will go to our homeland to get for you a wife. Reading this story we can see that the choice was not made by Abraham’s servant, but by the Lord. What is so amazing to me, is the apparent confidence Isaac had, this was evident by what Isaac was doing when Rebekah shows up. He was in the field praying and meditating on God, his a provider. Jesus promised us “Seek you first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you” Matt. 6:33. Waiting on God is one of the more difficult things God asks us to do and yet the greatest gifts from God come to those who wait. I have watched patient, faith filled believers over the years always end up right side up, blessed and full. What are we waiting for God to bring us? Where will we be when God is ready to bring us His best? Will we be waiting on Him or frantically trying to make all of our own decisions. I am not say that we don’t have a responsibility to action, I’m just saying our first action should be to our knees. More good things will be accomplished on our knees than on our feet.

Blessings,

Pastor Rick

Next reading: Genesis 25-26; Ps. 6; Luke 10