Go
…
And
Find
A
Wife There For My Son Isaac.
Scripture
Genesis
24
Abraham
was now a very old man, and the Lord had blessed him in every
way.
2 One day
Abraham said to his oldest servant, the man in charge of his
household, “Take an oath by putting your hand under my thigh.
3 Swear by
the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow
my son to marry one of these local Canaanite women.
4 Go
instead to my homeland, to my relatives, and find a wife there for my
son Isaac.”
Observation
Isaac
didn't have the opportunity go out and find his own wife. One was
found for him. Her name was Rebekah.
Isaac made a commitment to love his wife Rebekah even though he
didn't get to pick her out for himself.
As
I read this chapter this morning I was once again reminded that the
love that keeps a couple together is not the romantic love; it is not
the touchy feeling kind of love (or lust) that attracts us to the
opposite sex.
No,
the love that keeps a couple together is God's love for each other.
It is a commitment that puts the other person first.
When
someone says to his or her partner, “I don't love you any more” –
what they are really saying to their partner is this … I have
decided to put myself first. They are really saying, “I have
decided to put my needs above your needs”.
You
and I can stop loving our spouse when Christ stops loving His church.
It is okay to divorce your spouse when Christ divorces His bride the
church.
As
long as I put Kathy and her needs first in our relationship it is
amazing how good our marriage is! I wish that I could say that I
have done that 100% of the time. The worst times in our marriage have
been when Eddy has put Eddy first.
Don't
love your wife any more? Don't love your husband any more? Love, God's
love, is a decision. It is a choice. It is a commitment.
You
and I must make the commitment daily to love our spouse and put them
and their needs first if we are going to love them as Christ loves
the church!
Application
I
will strive to love Kathy as Christ loves the church. How about you
and your commitment to love your spouse?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I know that Satan wants to destroy families and so he works
hard to destroy marriages. It is a spiritual battle that is being
fought against husbands and wives and their relationship with each
other.
I
pray for the couples in our church. Help them to be strong. Help them
to realize that keeping their marriage great takes a lot of work.
They have an enemy and it is not each other. Open up their eyes and
help them to keep themselves pure. Help them to see that the grass is
not greener on the other side of the fence. Thank You for giving me a
great wife. You are so good!
Daily
Bible Reading: Genesis 23,24; Luke 9; Psalm 9, Psalm 39; Proverbs 9
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