Week 32, Day 4: The Right Wife

Today’s Reading:  Genesis 24:1-67

Some thoughts from the reading…

In Genesis chapter 24, we read the account of Abraham sending a servant to find a wife for his son, Isaac.  It is interesting to note that Abraham was clear about where this wife was to come from.  He specified that Isaac was not to take a wife from among the people of Canaan, but rather from among his own people.  This same principle would be important throughout the history of Israel.  Later, God would command His people to not take wives from among the people of Canaan, but rather were to marry only from among their own people.  This was to help keep them from the temptations that would come from intermarrying with ungodly people.  If they married those from Canaan, there would be the temptation to accept the gods of those people.  We will see as we continue our study, that this became a major problem among the people of Israel.  They did not heed this warning, and suffered the consequences that came with the idolatry that they brought into their homes.

There is a lesson in this for Christians today.  There is a need for young Christians to seek out a mate from among Christians.  The same types of dangers exist today that existed in the time of Abraham, and the time of the Israelites.  It may not be that a mate will cause one to begin worshiping idols, but the temptation to live in an ungodly way will certainly be present.  If one surrounds themselves with people who are going to be participating in ungodly actions, such as drinking, smoking, going to clubs, being promiscuous, etc., they will increase the probability that they will participate in those actions.  If a Christian chooses to marry an ungodly person, then they are constantly tempted to participate in the immorality of their mate.  They will also have a very difficult time raising children in a godly way under those circumstances.

We should have the same dedication (especially as parents) to helping young Christians find godly mates, that Abraham had.  He was not going to be satisfied with a mate for his son from the land of Canaan.  We should not be satisfied with ungodly mates for our young Christians.  We need to teach them, from a young age, what they should be looking for in a mate.  If they are molded the way they should be, then they will know just what they are looking for, to ensure that they find a mate that will help them and their children make it to heaven.

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