Day 71 of 365
FINDING A BRIDE
Abraham's servant was commissioned to undertake a difficult journey to find a bride for Isaac. After a journey of about three weeks, this man arrived with impressive gifts but an unlikely task - find a woman in a distant land, who is of a particular family, and who will respond in faith to leave her land and become Isaac's wife. Despite the seeming impossibility of the mission, the servant cried out to God for help and God orchestrated the events to ensure that Isaac received a wife and the promise of a descendant who would bring universal blessing to mankind.
In a similar sense, Jesus carried out a mission to bring his bride to himself. No distance or cost or improbability would keep him from getting his bride. He came from heaven to earth in order to rescue his church. He paid a price for his bride that exceeded the greatest kingly riches imaginable; his blood secured her as his own. Moreover, the sovereign hand of God orchestrated the events of the gospel and the plans of people's lives so that the improbable - rebels becoming worshipers of God - would become a reality.
Jesus, thank you for buying me with your life. I am so grateful to be a part of your body, a part of your bride. Amen.
Genesis 24:12-21 NASB
12 He said, "O L ord , the God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today, and show lovingkindness to my master Abraham. 13 Behold, I am standing by the spring, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water; 14 now may it be that the girl to whom I say, 'Please let down your jar so that I may drink,' and who answers, 'Drink, and I will water your camels also'- may she be the one whom You have appointed for Your servant Isaac; and by this I will know that You have shown lovingkindness to my master."
Rebekah Is Chosen
15 Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor, came out with her jar on her shoulder. 16 The girl was very beautiful, a virgin, and no man had had relations with her; and she went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up. 17 Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please let me drink a little water from your jar." 18 She said, "Drink, my lord"; and she quickly lowered her jar to her hand, and gave him a drink. 19 Now when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw also for your camels until they have finished drinking." 20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, and ran back to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels. 21 Meanwhile, the man was gazing at her in silence, to know whether the Lord had made his journey successful or not.
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