Saturday, July 7, 2012

Finding the right spouse # 6... The eyes have it...

And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, there were camels coming. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel and said to the servant, “Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.(Genesis 24:62-67 ESV)
Thoughout this passage, we have people looking -the servant looking for a mate for his master's son, her looking for someone to open the watering hole, the servant, and here Isaac, looking toward the Lord, and Rebekah and Isaac looking at one another.  The looking is nowhere lustful, but looking for God's will and into the eyes of the Lord and others.  I will never forget the first time I saw my wife - there was something in her eyes; my ears were just clogged for awhile to listen to God's will. At any rate, the eyes have a lot to do with finding God's best for us, including the right mate.

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