The Right Person
Genesis 24:1-6 NIV
1 Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in every way. 2 He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh. 3 I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, 4 but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac.” 5 The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?” 6 “Make sure that you do not take my son back there,” Abraham said.
Genesis 24:15-19 NIV
15 Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor. 16 The woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again. 17 The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.” 18 “Drink, my lord,” she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink. 19 After she had given him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink.”
Genesis 24:62-67 NIV
62 Now Isaac had come from Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in the Negev. 63 He went out to the field one evening to meditate, and as he looked up, he saw camels approaching. 64 Rebekah also looked up and saw Isaac. She got down from her camel 65 and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?”“He is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself. 66 Then the servant told Isaac all he had done. 67 Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
I. Parents: Pray, Plan, Provide
1. Pray early and often for your children.
2. Plan opportunities for your children to learn.
3. Provide chances for your children to interact with Godly families.
Your kids will do what you do – not what you say.
Genesis 26:7 NIV
7 When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.”
I. Parents: Pray, Plan, Provide
II. Men: Pray Bold, Specific Prayers As You Go
"He who finds a wife finds a good thing."
Don't start praying if you're not willing to start stepping.
I. Parents: Pray, Plan, Provide
II. Men: Pray Bold, Specific Prayers As You Go
III. Ladies: Keep Your Standards High And Your Spiritual Growth Consistent
You can't date like Hell and marry like Heaven.
Beer Lahai Roi - "God sees me"
Rebekah:
1. had high intimacy standards.
When you raise your standards, it gets God's attention.
Rebekah:
1. had high intimacy standards.
2. had developed her character.
3. had a high standard of commitment.
Questions To Ask When Dating:
1. "Am I the right person?"
2. "Are they the right person?"
2 Corinthians 6:14-16 NIV
14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said:“I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
Look at someone's faith before you consider their fitness.
Be the right person before you find the right person.
I. Parents: Pray, Plan, Provide
II. Men: Pray Bold, Specific Prayers As You Go
III. Ladies: Keep Your Standards High And Your Spiritual Growth Consistent
IV. Couples: Grow Your Friendship, And The Fire Will Build In Your Marriage
Isaiah 43:19 NIV
19 See, I am doing a new thing!Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.