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Genesis chapter 24 verse 67 says then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebecca and she became his wife and he loved her.

Genesis 24 tells this story of how God providentially brought Isaac and Rebecca together.

And we see this picture of love in marriage as she became his wife.

As a husband who is married to a wife that God providentially brought to me by his grace and has given me this love

relationship that I can't even begin to describe in words.

I am so thankful.

I think about others who are listening to this right now,

who are in marriages where you're experiencing that kind of love and a verse like this

just causes you to thank God for the spouse he has given you.

I know at the same time there are others who are listening to this right now who maybe are in marriages that are struggling to experience this kind of love in a verse like

this causes us to pray for a restoration, revival even of this kind of love in marriage.

And then I think about those who are listening to this who may be single

and maybe the Lord has clearly called you to singleness for a long time, maybe your entire life.

And this verse I hope causes you to rejoice in that gift of marriage that he gives to some at the same time that in no way

beckons you to think that singleness is any less in God's economy than this picture of marriage.

I hope that there remains a delight in singleness.

Or if there is desire for marriage that God would direct that desire in the way

that is best according to his for you, for his glory.

I think about my kids when I read a verse like this,

is I pray for their future spouses.

And so on first like this just,

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