Last night, we talked about being a "Lady of Virtue." One of the stories we talked about was the story of a woman named Rebekah in the Bible. The story is found in Genesis 24. I wanted to write about Rebekah because she possess many of the qualities that I desire to be in a woman.
Rebekah worked for her father in the fields. She was the keeper of "her father's house." But Rebekah wasn't working in the fields, and complaining about her life and how hard it was, she just worked. Why? Because she was working for the Lord! God had called her to that hard work, and that is where she stayed. She had such a close relationship with God that she knew exactly where to be, and was content doing it.
The servant of Isaac (son of Abraham) was sent to find a wife for Isaac in the land that Abraham was from. As Abraham asked the servant to go and find this wife for his son, the servant questioned Abraham. Asking, 'what if she's not there, what if I don't find her?' And I love that Abraham replies with such confidence in our God. He says, (I am paraphrasing) 'The Lord has promised me that my offspring will have this land. Your journey will be successful. But if her family refuses to give her to you, you will be released from the oath.'
When I look at this I can't help but see all the choices before the people in this story. Abraham had to choose to follow through with God's promise to him, and TRUST God enough to have confidence that the Lord would provide. The servant had the choice to believe that what his master (Abraham) was saying would come true, because the Lord had promised it would. And finally, even before the journey started, the Lord had to be preparing the family to allow their daughter to return to be Isaac's wife.
So because I gave the story away, and introduced Rebekah, and we know that God has Rebekah waiting for Isaac, we also know that the woman the servant finds is Rebekah. But the part of the story that motivates me everytime is what happens just before the servant leaves. He asks the family to take Rebekah, and remember I said God must have been working on them in advanced, well the family says, "no." They don't just come out and say, "No," but they say, 'You can have Rebekah, but just let her stay with us 10 days more.' Probably an excuse that many of us, including my self have given God time and time again. "God I will do it but when.... God I will do what you what in X amount of time...."
But, please understand, giving God an excuse is the same as telling him, "NO!" It just sounds nicer to us. And, hear me when I say, God is not okay with our hesitancy.
So, the servant basically says, 'it's now or never, the now is what the Lord has blessed.' And the indecisive family says, 'ok, we will let Rebekah choose.' They bring Rebekah in and ask her if she wants to leave now, and she replies, "I WILL GO." THIS IS HOW I WANT TO BE!
You see, Rebekah, followed God so closely that she knew. She knew, that God was asking her to go. And how awesome is this! Because for so long God had told Rebekah to stay. And because of her character and relationship with God, she was willing to follow where ever he would lead, whether that meant to work in a field, or become the wife of a wealthy man.
God blesses obedience. And when he calls us to go, He doesn't mean later, He means now!
Oh, how I hope to become a Rebekah! To follow my Master, because of my LOVE for Him, and my trust in the idea that He is going to create something beautiful and something greater then I could have ever imagined out of my life, just from my willingness to drop it all for Him!
And as one of my beautiful friends Nicole said last night, "Just drop the pot and go!" ---> Read the story in Genesis 24 to know what she means!<---
When God asks you to come away with Him....Go!
When we just drop everything and, "Go!," what a beautiful picture of wreckless abandon we are creating for our King!
GO, now!
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