Genesis 24, 1 Chronicles 19-20,
John 6:60-71, Galatians 2:11-21, Psalm 16: I really do love Hallmark movies. I know you may be thinking but they all end the same. That’s okay with me as long of the good guys win. lol Today’s bible story reads so much like a Hallmark movie. What seems impossible as the Father gives command to the servant to travel to His homeland and find a bride for his son becomes reality. The servant travels far and wide to the homeland and prays as he travels that he will not disappoint his master. He gives the Lord the exact scenario that he would like to see happen and before his eyes it comes to pass. A beautiful young woman gives him a drink from the water she has drawn and offers to water his camels until they are full as well. I wonder what the expression on his face looked like. Was it awe? Was it a smile? Then to ask this same young woman who her family was and to find out it was his Master’s family line I can see why he could hold the gold ring and bracelets no longer. I wonder if he was giddy with delight are in shock and awe mode still praying that he would find a receptive male heir when he talked to him. In the end the real shock was when Rebecca said yes because it meant she would leave to go far away never to see her family again. Her mom asked for a few weeks with her, but Rebecca said no that she was ready to go. So they departed. The icing on the cake was the reaction of Isaac when the servant brought him his wife. She filled the empty place in his heart that his mother dying left.
I wish I could say they lived happily ever after. We will read their story and it does have some bends in the road, but it is a beautiful love story. Did you know God is writing a beautiful story in your life as well. He longs to fill the empty places in your heart. Some important things to keep in mind are prayer was a huge part of the story. Are you praying? The servant went looking. Are you looking daily for where God is at work around you? He acted upon what he saw. Do you go through the paths the Father is opening for you or are you scared to take the next steps? The great payoff may be just around the corner of your next decision. Last thought, we read this as though it happened in a day or two. That is not accurate. It took weeks and maybe even months for the servant to travel that far and to return. Your story is going to take a while as well. Take one step at a time one day at a time and watch the Father write your story!