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Rebekah's Brother and Father listened
to Abraham's servant and realized that it was the will of the Father
for Rebekah to be with Isaac. The servant gave gifts to Rebekah
consisting of clothes and jewelry which is fitting
because she was to be the mother of a multitude of nations that
will come from Abraham through Isaac V60.
Rebekahs family wanted
Rebekah to live with them for a few more days before she leaves to go
be with Isaac, but the servant wanted to be on his way because he
fulfilled his obligation to Abraham. They asked Rebekah if she wanted
to go right then and she replied that she would go. Her family
blessed her because she was to be the mother of a multitude of
Abrahamic nations. When Rebekah arrived Isaac was out
meditating in the field at the well of vision (Gen 25:11). Isaac lifted up his eyes and saw camels
coming. He met Rebekah, brought her into his mothers tent and made
her his wife (I want everyone to notice that he did not go off and
get married in a Church, or get licensed by a government entity that
defines what a marriage is and what it isn't).
This entire story of Isaac and Rebekah
demonstrates how the will of the father can and does play out in the
lives of those who are his faithful servants. How to know the will of
God in your life is a question that many ask, or how can we have a
close walk to the father and for us to know his will?
There are several things to keep in
mind when seeking the will of the Father, just to mention a few.
Prayer is the first
and most important thing to do when seeking the will of the Father.
Pray about everything like it says in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray
without ceasing.” Keeping the Father first in all you do gives him
reign over your life.
Are circumstances
lining up in an unprecedented fashion for you to act on behalf of
the Father in the way you think, in such a way you can compare it to
this event in Genesis 24?
Check to see what
the Bible says about what you think the Father's is telling you what
his will is. If the bible lines up with what you believe the Father
is telling you then there is a good chance that it may be from the Father.
Does it go against
the very fabric of Christianity? Do you feel right about it? Is your
conscience going off the chart? Do you feel it's against your morals
even though it may be biblically correct? Etc...
Seek godly council. The bible tells us to not seek the council of the ungodly in Psalms 1:1.
Sometimes you just
know what the will of the Father is because you receive a word of
knowledge that cannot be explained. Although I cannot really explain
it, anyone that has ever received divine knowledge will know what I
am talking about. This knowledge only comes when we turn our lives
over to God, walk as close as we can to him, allow him to walk close
to us and to work through us.
Anytime we take a
step towards the Father the Father takes two steps towards us.
There's not a magic formula, a special prayer, a cracker to eat, have
water sprinkled on you, or for that matter any ritual at all to turn your
life over to the Father. The formula is simple and can be found in 2 Chronicles 7:14 “If
my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and
pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I
hear from heaven....”
Our lives are not something where we invite
an all knowing God the creater of the universe to be a part of our
miserable existence by meeting us on our terms that we set for him somewhere in
between bowling, beer, and fishing. But rather comes from allowing
ourselves to be used by God as he sees fit.
I pray all of
Israel will take that first step of faith toward the Father!
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