Wow Factor

Genesis 23-24

Kim and I celebrate a milestone wedding anniversary this week.  I thank God for providing her as my wife and best friend.  I thank God for bringing us along TOGETHER to this point.  Anyone that has been married for a while knows that relationships are full of ups and downs.  By God’s grace, I can sincerely say that every part of our relationship has been worth it!  I am wowed more than ever by her and still more by the gracious LORD that has walked before, beside and behind us through it all.  The best counsel that I ever received in the course of our marriage came to me in the form of a question, “IF JESUS ASKED YOU TO, WOULD YOU DO IT?”  The answer to that question is convicting for those of us that call ourselves Christians and followers of Christ and has the power to change everything.

In our text this week, we see Rebekah being wowed by how the LORD is working in her life and it leads her to go along with His plan in a way that will be for her blessing through the covenant God has made with Abraham and his line.  The blessing on Rebekah’s life has a legacy impact for those of us who believe in the person and work of Jesus Christ today. 

In the face of our lackluster attempts to control our fate and the vain glorious pride that will only fail us, how we continue to respond to the previously mentioned counseling question in each moment of our lives will impact not only us but those around us too.  Will we go in the blessing of trusting in the steadfast love and faithfulness of the REDEEMER or will we stay under the curse of resisting the gracious plan of blessing our Heavenly Father calls us toward?

May it be that the Bride of Christ will be quick to repent in each moment and turn only to Jesus and His desire to bless us.  May we remember His steadfast love and faithfulness in our next heartbeat and be wowed again to trust in the guidance of His Spirit instead of our weak idols and false pride. 

May God alone be glorified in my life and in His church so that all will know He is the ONE who provides what is good and never stops loving His people - no matter what!

Grateful & Hopeful in Christ,

Jon