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FINDING A GOOD WIFE REQUIRES FAVOUR FROM THE LORD

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TOPIC: FINDING A GOOD WIFE REQUIRES FAVOUR FROM THE LORD

TEXT: GENESIS 24: 1-9 

MONDAY JULY 3RD

Key verse: Proverbs 18: 22 “Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing and obtaineth favour of the LORD.”
Question: Why did Abraham ask the servant to go to his relatives and find a wife for the son, knowing that his family was idol worshippers even as the Canaanites? 
Answer: Abraham was in the land of Canaan and Canaan was cursed by Noah. They were a cursed people and their lives were terrible. Rebecca pleaded that Jacob should not marry among the Canaanites because Esau’s marriage to them affected both Isaac and Rebecca. The relatives of Abraham knew the living God in a way and acknowledged Him except that they also worshipped idols. So, they were not exactly like the Canaanites; they were better because they had the knowledge of God. Again, Laban spoke about God because they knew Him but they were not true worshippers in the sense of righteousness and holiness. Abraham wanted Isaac to marry from there because no other people in the world were righteous. No other community of people was like Abraham. The Lord was starting a life of faith through Abraham and he knew that his people had the fear of God. Abraham knew that if Isaac got a wife from there it would be okay since they would flow freely with the plan of God. 
We cannot do the same now because there are many believers the Lord can choose from for you to marry. Besides, the emphasis is on salvation and righteousness. Of course, as the bible tells us we are children of Abraham by faith. Those who are children of Abraham by the flesh are not the sons of God but those who are children of Abraham by faith are the sons of God. Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; so, marriage must be under such confinement within the household of faith. You will not go to your village to look for your wife there; God will give you a wife. Even If she is from your village she must be born again and it must be the will of God. It is not after the pattern of Abraham’s time where righteous people were not there. God requires things to be done decently and in order.

Thought for the day: Marrying in the perfect will of God is crucial for believers

Song for the day: Abraham’s blessings are mine

Bible reading for the day: Job 26-28; Acts 11
#Horemow.

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