Where to Look for a Godly Person
In Genesis 24, we read about Abraham sending his servant to the land of Haran to find a wife for his son Isaac. I suppose we might find it very strange for Abraham to send a servant to get a wife for his son: after all, Isaac wasn't a kid--- he was probably about fifty years old! But in that culture (and many others today), parents arrange marriages for their children. When Rebekah came back with the servant, Isaac married her (Gen 24:67). Don't feel too bad for Isaac--- the Bible tells us that Rebekah was a beautiful girl (Gen 24:16).
Can you imagine your parents picking out someone for you to marry? Or even worse, sending one of their employees to pick someone for you? Obviously, in our day and time, people pick out their own marriage partners. I want to focus on something else: let's look at where the servant went to find a wife for Isaac.
The most important thing that Abraham wanted for his son's wife was that she was not a pagan like the Canaanites who lived around him. He made the servant take an oath that the girl he brought back would not be from the heathen people around them (Gen 24:3). Perhaps there were some good girls in the surrounding nations; however, Abraham was a wise man. He knew that to find a godly person, you should look among other godly people.
When you go to look for someone to marry someday, or even for a friend now, keep that principle in mind. If you want a godly friend or spouse, look among other godly people. We are known by the company we keep. People look for friends that are like themselves. A person who hangs around ungodly people is probably not going to make a godly friend. A girl who is comfortable with ungodly guys will not be a godly wife.
The group of people you are comfortable with says a lot about who you are. Where you look for your friends (or someday, for your spouse) also says a lot about you, too.
Can you imagine your parents picking out someone for you to marry? Or even worse, sending one of their employees to pick someone for you? Obviously, in our day and time, people pick out their own marriage partners. I want to focus on something else: let's look at where the servant went to find a wife for Isaac.
The most important thing that Abraham wanted for his son's wife was that she was not a pagan like the Canaanites who lived around him. He made the servant take an oath that the girl he brought back would not be from the heathen people around them (Gen 24:3). Perhaps there were some good girls in the surrounding nations; however, Abraham was a wise man. He knew that to find a godly person, you should look among other godly people.
When you go to look for someone to marry someday, or even for a friend now, keep that principle in mind. If you want a godly friend or spouse, look among other godly people. We are known by the company we keep. People look for friends that are like themselves. A person who hangs around ungodly people is probably not going to make a godly friend. A girl who is comfortable with ungodly guys will not be a godly wife.
The group of people you are comfortable with says a lot about who you are. Where you look for your friends (or someday, for your spouse) also says a lot about you, too.
posted by Mark Perry at 7:38 PM
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