Deaf Devo in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States "Bible Fathers (1)" for Sunday, 19 June 2016

Deaf Devo in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States "Bible Fathers (1)" for Sunday, 19 June 2016
"Bible Fathers (1)"
Bible Reading: Genesis 24:1-8Genesis 24:1 By now Avraham was old, advanced in years; and Adonai had blessed Avraham in everything. 2 Avraham said to the servant who had served him the longest, who was in charge of all he owned, “Put your hand under my thigh; 3 because I want you to swear by Adonai, God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from among the women of the Kena‘ani, among whom I am living; 4 but that you will go to my homeland, to my kinsmen, to choose a wife for my son Yitz’chak.” 5 The servant replied, “Suppose the woman isn’t willing to follow me to this land. Must I then bring your son back to the land from which you came?” 6 Avraham said to him, “See to it that you don’t bring my son back there. 7 Adonai, the God of heaven — who took me away from my father’s house and away from the land I was born in, who spoke to me and swore to me, ‘I will give this land to your descendants’ — he will send his angel ahead of you; and you are to bring a wife for my son from there. 8 But if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from your obligation under my oath. Just don’t bring my son back there.”
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Several weeks ago, we talked about some mothers in the Bible. Since today is Father's Day in America, we will read about some Bible fathers.
Our first Bible father is Abraham. He was 100 years old when his son, Isaac, was born! Isaac grew up, and it was time for him to find a wife. But Abraham did not want Isaac to marry a woman from the country where they lived. Why? Because those women did not love and worship God.
Our Bible Reading tells us that Abraham sent his servant to Abraham's homeland to find a wife for Isaac. The servant traveled to the place where Abraham's relatives lived. The rest of chapter 24 tells us that the servant found a wife for Isaac.
It is important that we encourage our children and grandchildren to find a Christian husband or wife. Then they both can work together to serve God. Pray for your children and grandchildren today. Ask God to help them stay close to Him.[JK]
"Go back to my country, to my own people, to find a wife for my son Isaac. Bring her here to him."[Genesis 24:4]
PRAYER: Dear God, bless the children in my life. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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