This is from the Lord

Genesis 23-24; Luke 9

“Laban and Bethuel answered, ‘This is from the Lord; we can say nothing to you one way of the other. Here is Rebekah; take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, as the Lord has directed.’”

Genesis 24:50, 51

This journey of faith by Abraham’s servant to find a wife for Isaac was a testimony to those in the story, and now all those hearing about the story. 

When was the last time we could testify, ‘This is from the Lord’?

The clarity of confirmation and timing of Rebekah’s meeting with Abraham’s servant at the well was clearly the hand of God.

Are we able to testify to God’s direction and confirmation in our journey of faith?

Without faith we cannot please God. It was Jacob who later returned to this same family to marry Rachel and Leah with a very different story. He, too, was able to say that the Lord had been with him. However, his faith-story was painful and took much longer. 

Regardless of our faith-story, are we able to testify to God’s hand and provision in our lives?

This pleases the Lord.

“Lord God, thank you for your hand on my life, for your glory.”