Sat.’s Devo - A Wife for Isaac

Read: Genesis 23:1-24:51; Matthew 8:1-17; Psalm 9:13-20; Proverbs 3:1-6 Sarah died at the age of 27 which means that Isaac was 28. He died in Keriath-arba, later called Hebron - a city of refuge. Abraham bought a cave there from the Hittites of 400 pieces of silver. All the patriarchs were buried there or places that became cities of refuge. *** Abraham needed to find a wife for Isaac and wanted him to marry one of his kin so he sent his servant to his homeland to find a wife for Isaac. He made the servant swear to go there and find a relative of his for Isaac. He was released from the oath if the woman wouldn’t’t agree to come. *** The servant went and prayed that God would give him favor. He stood beside a well and waited for the women of the town to come to draw water for their camels. He prayed that the one God wanted would be the one he asked for water. The sign would be that s he would not only give him water, but water all his camels also. *** Rebekah who was the daughter of Bethuel, Abraham’s niece walked up just at that time. She was the one and watered all his camels. The servant gave her a nose ring and two bracelets. He asked if her family might be able to put him up for the nights. Rebekah ran home to tell her family. Her brother, Laban saw the bracelets and ran out to meet the man. He invited the servant to stay at their house. The servant and his camels were fed and given a place to stay for the night. *** The servant met with Rebekah’s family. He told them all about Abraham and what had happened with them. Then he told them about his mission to find a wife for Isaac from his father’s relatives. He told about how the Lord helped him meet Rebekah. Laban and Bethuel both agreed that he could take Rebekah with him. *** In Matthew, Jesus no longer traveled alone or just with his disciples. He now had large crowds following him. He healed a man with leprosy and told him to go show himself to the priest and take the offering required in the law for those who had been healed of leprosy. *** When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and begged him to come and heal his daughter who was paralyzed and in pain. Jesus began to follow him home when the Roman officer told him that he could just send healing to her and she would be healed. Jesus was amazed at his faith. He told the Roman officer to go home because his daughter was healed. When he went home he found she had gotten better at the same time Jesus told him she was healed. *** Jesus went home with Peter and stayed. Peter’s mother-in-law was very sick in bed. Jesus healed her and she immediately got up and began preparing the meal for Jesus. Many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus and he healed them. Lord, may our faith grow to where we can send it out to those who need healing and the will be healed. Thank you for healing, salvation, truth, and your blessings.