The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

Hi all!  I'm back. :)  Life has just been too busy and sadly, not that exciting as I've transitioned into a new school year.  I've had a lot of thoughts and ideas for posts swirling through my brain, just haven't been able to put them down on paper, (you know what I mean).

One thought that has been on my mind lately has to do with my personal search of waiting mothers in the Bible.  I decided to read through Genesis again and was pleasantly surprised.  One thing I love about God's word is that no matter how many times you've read a book or chapter or even verse, God can reveal something new to you on each reading.  Maybe you have matured in the faith and can now understand the deeper meaning of an idea, maybe you have matured in age and identify with a different part of the story than you did when you were younger, or maybe you just never noticed certain words, or verses before.

When I think about the old covenant and reading through the Old Testament, I think about God as the "God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob".  What I noticed and connected to on this reading of Genesis was that these three man's wives { or at least one of their wives ;) } were "barren" and needed God to intervene for them.  These men who were promised:  "your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed." (Genesis 28:14) were given wives who could not immediately give them children. 

I have always know about Sarah and Rachel desiring children and waiting for God to hear them and provide a child, but I never paid attention to Rebekah's story. "Now Isaac pleaded with the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived." (Genesis 25:21). When I came across this the other day, I was shocked.  I reread the verse a few times, asked Serge if he remembered this, smiled and then thought, "Ok, God. I hear you!"

These women, the wives of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who were meant to be the mothers of the descendants as many as the stars of the sky could not provide children when they desired to.  They needed the LORD to intervene and open their wombs.  They (and their husbands) had faith to know their prayers would be heard, faith to know their prayers would be answered, and faith to trust that the promise made to them would be fulfilled.

Thank you, LORD for showing me these women of faith.  Thank you for showing me fulfilled promises and prayers.  Thank you LORD for a husband like Isaac who prays for me.  Thank you LORD for your words to read and connect to.