FINDING A GOOD WIFE
Gen
24:10-23, 26-28
ASK GOD FOR THE SPOUSE YOU WANT
V10 Then the servant took ten of his
master's camels and left, taking with him all kinds of good things from his
master. He set out for Aram Naharaimc and made his way to the town of Nahor
A. If you put your trust in God, He will find the
spouse that
Fits you.
1. There
comes a point in time when you have let your
sons and daughters build there own families.
2. It was
common during Abraham time for fathers to
arrange marriages
B. Abraham was under the covenant of God to provide
a wife
For his
son from his own people.
1. The
reason was that Isaac the promise son was to the
continue God’s covenant of being the father of many
nation.
2. The
decendant line would come through the Hebrew
family
of Abraham.
3. Abraham
was probably 160 years old and want to insure
progression of God’s promise.
4. Abraham
sent His trusted servant back to his home land
to find
a wife for Isaac who would be the daughter of
one of his brothers.
CONTINUE IN PRAYER UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM
GOD
V:12-13. Then he prayed, "O Lord , God of my master Abraham, give me
success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. 13 See, I am
standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming
out to draw water. 14 May it be that when I say to a girl,
'Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and
I'll water your camels too' — let her be the one you have chosen for your
servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my
master."
A. There are several things we learn from this
passage.
1.
Abraham had taught Isaac the to fear God.
2.
Abraham had taught all of his servant to fear God.
3.
Abraham had taught his servant how to pray to God
and
how to trust God in all their situations.
4. Train
up a child in the way he should and when he gets
old he
will not depart.
B. To insure that his servant would follow his
directions,
Abraham made a covenant with his
servant that the wife he
selected would be from his
family.
1.
Notice that the servant who did not know Abraham
Relatives went into prayer and asked God to do the
Selection for him.
2.
The servant gave God the sign that he wanted so he
would
Know His selection.
3.
It is alright when we are moving into unknown situations
To ask God give you a sign for clarity.
4.
God expects us to come to Him for our directions.
5.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord.
WHILE YOU ARE PRAYING, GOD HAS WORKED
IT OUT
V:15-16. Before he had finished praying, Rebekah
came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of
Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor. 16 The girl was
very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever lain with her. She went down to the
spring, filled her jar and came up again.
A. While you are praying, God has already worked it
out.
1. When
your situation requires an immediate response
from
God, He will give it to you.
2. The
trick is to recognize God’s voice.
3. Also
when God gives you an answer you need to act on
his
directions.
4. There may
be times, the answer God’s gives is not what
you
want to hear.
5. But the
answer God gives is the best answer.
B. If you ask God for a spouse, expect that He will
give one
to you.
1. He or
she may not look like what you want.
2. On the
surface, may not be shaped the way you
envisioned.
3. But I
can guarantee that the person God chooses is the
right
fit for you.
WHEN GOD
ANSWER YOUR PRAYER DON’T CHANGE ,BE THANKFUL
V:17-20. The servant hurried to meet her and said,
"Please give me a little water from your jar."
18 "Drink, my lord," she said, and
quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a
drink.
After she had given him a drink, she
said, "I'll draw water for your camels too, until they have finished
drinking." 20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the
trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his
camels
A. When God answers your prayer the way you asked,
don’t go
Changing
your standards.
1.
God does not always give you options.
2.
He is not MacDonald’s, you can’t have it your way.
3.
If you hesitate, it might be to late.
B. This woman had all the characteristic that the
servant.
wanted.
1.According to the
text, she had looked, good was a
Virgin.
2.She was, helpful,
obedient and respectful.
3.She was all that and
a bag of chips.
4.God did’t give the
servant any options.
5.There were
other women to choose from,
But they didn’t meet the qualifications, he
Had in his heart.
6.When our eyes
get bigger than our God, we got a
problem.
C. God rejoices when there is a marriage.
1. God
loves family.
2.
Abraham trusted God to lead his servant to the right
woman
for Isaac.
4. I remember
when my daughter gave me the news of her
Engagement.
a. I thank God
for the right husband my daughter.
b. She was a
tough woman to please, but it worked
out.
c. It gives me
joy to see my children marriages grow.
d. I believe
that there is joy in heaven when a man
And a woman join in marriage.
e.
When man finds a wife, he finds a good thing.
GIVE A TESTIMONY OF
PRAISE FOR GOD’S BLESSINGS
V:26-27. Then the man
bowed down and worshiped the Lord
, 27 saying, "Praise be to the Lord , the God of my master Abraham, who
has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my
master's relatives."
A. Our first thought when prayers are
answered , should be
To give God praise.
1. We ought to worship the Lord for who he is.
2. We ought to worship the Lord because He drew us to
Him to worship.
3. We ought to praise the Lord for what He does for us.
B. We need to remember that it is only
by God’s grace that
We have a relationship with Him/
1. The servant was blessed to have Abraham as his master
who love the Lord.
2. The servant was blessed that Abraham taught him to love
the Lord.
3. Our relationship with Jesus, started
because someone
introduced us to Him.
4. We owe God praise for our relationship with
Him.
SHARE YOUR GOOD NEWS WITH OTHERS
V:28. The girl ran and told her mother's household about
these things.
A. We ought to give our parents the good news of
what
Happening
in our lives.
1.
Parents can give us a different perspective on our
plans.
2.
When God has done the selection, parents should
Support the sons daughters marriages.
3.
As parents we must role model what a marriage
Looks like for our children as they are growing
Up.
4.
We can give advice on marriage, but stay away from
controlling their marriages.
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church
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