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Daily Devotion: Genesis 24:63-67

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Genesis 24:63-67    "And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.  (64)  And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.  (65)  For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.  (66)  And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.  (67)  And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death."

I use all these verses this morning to show how wonderful God is toward us. We have the example of Isaac and Rebekah to see how God deals with us in answering our prayers. Yesterday, we saw Abraham's servant praying and we met Rebekah who had come to the well as a servant, prepared to serve in whatever manner the Lord revealed to her. Anything I say about her prayer life would be pure speculation on my part, but I believe it was common in that day for women to desire a husband that would love, provide, and protect her. I don't think I would be far out of line to think she had been praying for the Lord to show His will to her in that matter. In today's passage, we see Isaac meditating in the field.

What was he meditating upon?  Although we don't really know, we can know that his father had told him about sending the servant to bring a wife back for him. Was he meditating upon the glory of the Lord in the creation that was all about him? I think he probably was. Was he remembering how God had provided the ram that took his place for the burnt offering? I think he probably was. Was he praying about the wife that was being brought back? I think he probably was.  If God loved him enough to spare his life on the altar, surely He loved him enough to provide all the needs for that life given to him.  My devotion today is pretty straightforward. I will use the words of Paul to express my thoughts. "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" (Romans 8:32)  

What did Isaac do with the blessing given to him? "Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death."  He treasured the blessing given to him. How do we receive those blessings that God so plentifully gives to us? Do we take them for granted, or are we comforted by them and realize the value of them and hold them in a special place?

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