A Marriage Made in Heaven
Genesis 24
How interested is God in our daily concerns? Does He really care how good life is for His children? In Genesis 24, we have the story of how God answer the prayers of Abraham's servant and picked the perfect match for Isaac. Can you imagine what that would be like? It reminds me of how God created Eve, the perfect mate, for Adam.
This shouldn't really be so surprising; after all, God is love. He "invented" it, He is the source of it, and it is by knowing Him that we know how to best love others. Love is what God is interested in. And no one knows more about love and how it works than God. God is love.
It would be a difficult task to pick a wife for someone else. I try to see myself in the place of the servant and I am overwhelmed by what Abraham has asked. But that burden is lifted - it is left in the hands of God. The servant experiences only success and joy because he has placed his trust in God. And God rewards that trust.
Of course, the servant wasn't the only one trusting God in this matter. Abraham knew God would see to it that all worked out well. Rebekah trusted in God's leading. I can only image how difficult it was for Rebekah's family to let her go - but their trust in God gave them the confidence they needed to let her go. All the parties involved had a trust relationship with God.
But my favorite verse in this chapter is the last one, verse 67. Isaac also trusts God - he takes Rebekah into his mother's tent, marries her and loves her. In this, he is comforted after his mother's death. How close they must have been. How solid and wonderful their love for each other must have been, for their's was a marriage made in heaven.
I can see by this story that God does care for our happiness and wellbeing. He wants the very best for us, if we will only trust Him enough to let Him give it to us. Of course, there will be hardships and difficulties in our lives. From these we have lessons to learn. But above all is the love of God for each and everyone of us. He wants us to be happy, He wants us to be with Him, and He will do whatever it takes to make that happen if we will only trust Him.
How interested is God in our daily concerns? Does He really care how good life is for His children? In Genesis 24, we have the story of how God answer the prayers of Abraham's servant and picked the perfect match for Isaac. Can you imagine what that would be like? It reminds me of how God created Eve, the perfect mate, for Adam.
This shouldn't really be so surprising; after all, God is love. He "invented" it, He is the source of it, and it is by knowing Him that we know how to best love others. Love is what God is interested in. And no one knows more about love and how it works than God. God is love.
It would be a difficult task to pick a wife for someone else. I try to see myself in the place of the servant and I am overwhelmed by what Abraham has asked. But that burden is lifted - it is left in the hands of God. The servant experiences only success and joy because he has placed his trust in God. And God rewards that trust.
Of course, the servant wasn't the only one trusting God in this matter. Abraham knew God would see to it that all worked out well. Rebekah trusted in God's leading. I can only image how difficult it was for Rebekah's family to let her go - but their trust in God gave them the confidence they needed to let her go. All the parties involved had a trust relationship with God.
But my favorite verse in this chapter is the last one, verse 67. Isaac also trusts God - he takes Rebekah into his mother's tent, marries her and loves her. In this, he is comforted after his mother's death. How close they must have been. How solid and wonderful their love for each other must have been, for their's was a marriage made in heaven.
I can see by this story that God does care for our happiness and wellbeing. He wants the very best for us, if we will only trust Him enough to let Him give it to us. Of course, there will be hardships and difficulties in our lives. From these we have lessons to learn. But above all is the love of God for each and everyone of us. He wants us to be happy, He wants us to be with Him, and He will do whatever it takes to make that happen if we will only trust Him.
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