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Wedding Planned In Heaven 88

/ "I Will Go!" 

 [Gen 24:50-67]

 / Anne's Faith Column 

 

/ By Priscilla

 

Marriage is a wonderful blessing

that God gives to mankind.

 

 

God's plan is to provide a

prosperous way in all things.

 

 

Marriage is a contract made

by the mutual agreement.

 

 

God had already planned

the marriage of Rebekah

 

 

and Isaac from a long time ago,

and when God's proper time came,

he prepared a new event for them.

 

 

The God of provision emphasized

lineage through Abraham

and wanted Isaac not to have a

worldly marriage that God hates.

 

 

Also, Abraham prayed that his

 future daughter-in-law would 

be the one God truly wanted,

 

 

and he repeatedly asked his 

servant to do what he wanted. 

 

 

This can be said to be the blameless

attitude of Abraham, the father of faith.

 

 

Abraham's consideration of 

the marriage he was preparing

 for his only son and his partner

 showed us how much he

 valued ​​marriage.

 

 

In addition,

Abraham's faithful servant,

who received this request,

 

 

did his best, not even eating

food until he had completed

the mission his master had

commanded him to do.

 

 

In particular, after hearing

the servant's mission,

Rebekah without hesitation

said, 'I will go!' 

 

 

Her swift and surprising decision

was prepared in God's providence.

 

 

After Isaac, Abraham's son,

also offered the sacrifice

of obedience to his father's will

to offer himself as a burnt offering,

God's blessing never left him.

 

 

As a result, he met a good bride

according to his father's earnest wish,

and a beautiful marriage was made.

 

 

In the life of faithfully

carrying out the tasks entrusted

to each of you, you will learn

the amazing lesson that

 

 

“they work together

for the good of God,”

 

 

and you can definitely feel

the providence and hand of God

that accomplishes the work

of salvation.

 

 

Above all, Rebekah must have

had her own view of marriage.

 

 

However, one day, she suddenly

made the decision to leave her

hometown, family and friends.

 

 

It would not have been easy

for her to decide to venture

into a new unknown world.

 

 

Nevertheless, without any further

doubts or hesitation, she bravely

and swiftly moved forward into

the life of her own choosing.

 

 

Today we need to pay attention

to Rebekah's attitude like this.

 

 

She knew what to choose

at the crossroads of her life.

 

 

In her situation, she first saw

the will of God and set her

heart in that direction.

 

 

We also hope for Jesus Christ

to come soon in the future,

and we must prepare to meet

 the bridegroom on this earth.

 

 

In order to become true brides

of Christ, we must leave

everything to the providence

of the Lord and go step by

step like Rebekah.

 

 

When the Lord calls us, we

no longer have any regrets in

 this world or waste our time and 

our hearts in meaningless lives,

 

 

and we need an attitude to 

put into practice the determined

will immediately at the moment

the Holy Spirit enlightens us.

 

 

Because of this, we absolutely

need a training course to discern

our environment spiritually.

 

 

Therefore, we should dress up

as brides and live with holy hope,

 

 

drawing in our hearts the image

of Heavenly Father who wil l 

prepare the wedding feast in 

order to welcome the second

coming of Jesus Christ,

 

 

the eternal bridegroom whom

we will surely meet someday.

 

 

What should we do for that?

 

 

1) We must be prepared.

  Training courses on this land

should not be neglected.

 

 

2) We must always understand

God's will and live in obedience.

 

 

3) We must long for

Jesus, our bridegroom.

 

 

Prayer.

 

 

Lord.

 

 

My spouse, whom the Lord

has paired with me, is a suitable

helper whom God has planned

in advance and has been

approved on this earth.

 

 

Just like Jesus, who is gentle,

please lead us to respect

each other and make up for

each other's shortcomings

and make us perfect!

 

 

May we not have different

dreams in the Lord.

 

 

However, lead us to be

completely united as those

who have faith in Christ

 

 

and long for the same

hope at the same time!

 

 

Amen

 

- To Be Continue - 

 

 

2010/08/09

 

/ By Priscilla