WHERE ARE YOU SEARCHING FOR YOUR LIFE PARTNER?

“Behold, here I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, 'Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink' — let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master." Gen 24:13-14

When Abraham tell his servant to find a wife for Isaac, the servant pray for “Kara”, which is in Hebrew meaning “being in the right place at the right time”. So, as a Christian we should pray to God for Kara - to be in the right place at the right time to discover our life partner. Many of us are very desperate and sometime we simply decide and end up with broken heart. So, what the servant did is to pray for “Kara”. And the Lord led him to the right place, obviously not at the camp of the Canaanite as per instructed by Abraham. As been led by the Holy Spirit, the servant stood by the WELL OF WATER. Why the well? The well speaks of the Well of Salvation – Jesus. He was hoping to discover her at the Well of Jesus and not among the daughters of the land.

You can’t find her in the market square, at the party hall, on the street but at the feet of the Master like Mary, drawing water from the well of Salvation. The Martha’s are distracted by the issues of life. She is an independent woman, always busy with her job and have no time or limited time for God.  But the Mary’s are busy with the Word of God.

“But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me." And Jesus* answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.  But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her." Luke 10:40-42

While the servant of Isaac was standing at the right place, by the well of Jesus, “And it happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah, …came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. Now the young woman was very beautiful to behold, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up. And the servant RAN TO MEET HER and said, "Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher." So she said, "Drink, my lord." Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand, and gave him a drink. And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking." Gen 24:15-20 The prayer of the servant in verse 14 was answered.

The servant had prayed for God to lead him to “Kara” the right place and before he finish praying, the Lord answered and behold Rebekah, the right woman came forth. Isaiah 65:24said, "It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear”. Have you been praying for a life partner? Stand by the Well of Salvation. And I declare that before you finish praying, by the end of this year, you will discover your life partner.

When you discover the right woman, it will lead you to worship, bring you more closely to God, but the wrong one will drain your spiritual strength and take you far away from God. Watch Out! The Bible said in Genesis 24:26-28 that the servant “bowed down his head and worshiped the Lord”. And he said in verse 27,"…As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master's brethren." He recognises the Lordship of God and gives Him all the glory for helping him to discover the right woman.

And what about Rebekah? When she realised that God has brought the right man to her, the scripture said in verse 28, “So the young woman ran and told her mother's household these things”. The right woman will always tell her parents about you, but the wrong one will not. For relationship in the market always ends in the market; No parents are involve.

Beloved, are you looking for a life partner? Pray to be at the right place. When you see a Rebekah, ran to meet her. Go for the Mary’s who are feeding themselves at the Master’s feet. May the Lord be with you in your quest for a right partner.