Adenike Morounke Adebola
Well... I 'mistakenly' dozed off so no movie or relaxing on the couch. I woke up to find my daughter bright-eyed and ready to play...We're still up and well, please pray for us that we go to bed SOON!
As I was praying and meditating while waiting for my daughter to sleep (thank God for the early doze), the Holy Spirit led me to what I'm about to share....
DEBORAH
Deborah on my mind! No, not Mrs Deborah Lappidoth, the judge... Are you surprised that there is another Deborah in the Bible?
Okay, let's find HER!
"But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth." (Genesis 35:8).
That's not the first time the Bible talked about her but that's the first time we were given her name. She was first introduced in Genesis 24:59.
"And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men." (Genesis 24:58-59).
Deborah was the only familiar person Rebekah had in a strange land; the only 'family' Rebekah went with to join her new family. I wonder what the age gap was between Deborah and Rebekah. They were obviously close. Deborah had known Rebekah as a single lady.
Then came the 19 year wait for Rebekah and Isaac. (According to Gen 25:20, Isaac was 40 years when he married Rebekah and he was sixty when the twins were born per Genesis 25:26). No kids for 19 years! I wonder what it was like for Deborah having to tend to Rebekah for those 19 years. I believe Rebekah's attitude was what drove Isaac to intreat the Lord (Genesis 25:21). He probably had had enough Rebekah drama and was like 'Oh Lord, please give us kids so this woman can let me rest and meditate in peace', lol.
One striking thing for me is that unlike Sarah/Abraham/Hagar before them and Rachel/Leah/Jacob/Bilhah/Zilpah after them, Rebekah/Isaac/Deborah did not make the messy 'Go into my maid' arrangement. 19 years sure was a looong time to wait! This is definitely a time in history I wish I witnessed. :D
Finally, there came twin boys with all their drama! Jacob, the fast guy and Esau, the profane. Add Rebekah, the schemer and Isaac, the meditating prophet. Include Esau plotting to kill Jacob. I can imagine how much drama Deborah had to witness on a daily basis.
In all these, Deborah remained a faithful nurse. No mention of her contributing to the drama Isaac had to deal with. She played such a wonderful support role that no one remembers her, lol.
My friend put up a post on her Facebook wall about doing whatever God has called you to do no matter how trivial the task appears to be. As mundane and insignificant as her tasks appeared, God considered her important enough to tell us her name. Many men and women in the Bible who achieved what would be considered more significant feats were not mentioned by name. But God considered Deborah important enough to tell us her name. SELAH.
And for whatever reason, a great judge and leader was given the same name many generations later.
She served in the household that brought forth the Messiah!
I'll like to pause here to acknowledge and thank every Deborah (the nurse) who labours in the background everyday - every lady irrespective of her status that labours FAITHFULLY to ensure that the work of the Lord is moving forward. Your labour is not in vain. The Lord who sees what you do in the background will re ward you openly, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
If you are yet to join the train, please locate your position and man your office. It starts with a prayer of salvation. You can pray the prayer below and send an email to kneekey2@yahoo.com for more information on the next steps.
PRAYER OF SALVATION
O Lord God, I come to You in the Name of Jesus Christ. Your Word says, "...whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Acts 2: 21)
I ask Jesus to come into my heart to be the Lord of my life. I receive eternal life into my spirit and according to Romans 10:9, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." I declare that I am saved; I am born-again; I am a child of God! I now have Christ dwelling in me, and greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4)! I now walk in the consciousness of my new life in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah!
As I was praying and meditating while waiting for my daughter to sleep (thank God for the early doze), the Holy Spirit led me to what I'm about to share....
DEBORAH
Deborah on my mind! No, not Mrs Deborah Lappidoth, the judge... Are you surprised that there is another Deborah in the Bible?
Okay, let's find HER!
"But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth." (Genesis 35:8).
That's not the first time the Bible talked about her but that's the first time we were given her name. She was first introduced in Genesis 24:59.
"And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men." (Genesis 24:58-59).
Deborah was the only familiar person Rebekah had in a strange land; the only 'family' Rebekah went with to join her new family. I wonder what the age gap was between Deborah and Rebekah. They were obviously close. Deborah had known Rebekah as a single lady.
Then came the 19 year wait for Rebekah and Isaac. (According to Gen 25:20, Isaac was 40 years when he married Rebekah and he was sixty when the twins were born per Genesis 25:26). No kids for 19 years! I wonder what it was like for Deborah having to tend to Rebekah for those 19 years. I believe Rebekah's attitude was what drove Isaac to intreat the Lord (Genesis 25:21). He probably had had enough Rebekah drama and was like 'Oh Lord, please give us kids so this woman can let me rest and meditate in peace', lol.
One striking thing for me is that unlike Sarah/Abraham/Hagar before them and Rachel/Leah/Jacob/Bilhah/Zilpah after them, Rebekah/Isaac/Deborah did not make the messy 'Go into my maid' arrangement. 19 years sure was a looong time to wait! This is definitely a time in history I wish I witnessed. :D
Finally, there came twin boys with all their drama! Jacob, the fast guy and Esau, the profane. Add Rebekah, the schemer and Isaac, the meditating prophet. Include Esau plotting to kill Jacob. I can imagine how much drama Deborah had to witness on a daily basis.
In all these, Deborah remained a faithful nurse. No mention of her contributing to the drama Isaac had to deal with. She played such a wonderful support role that no one remembers her, lol.
My friend put up a post on her Facebook wall about doing whatever God has called you to do no matter how trivial the task appears to be. As mundane and insignificant as her tasks appeared, God considered her important enough to tell us her name. Many men and women in the Bible who achieved what would be considered more significant feats were not mentioned by name. But God considered Deborah important enough to tell us her name. SELAH.
And for whatever reason, a great judge and leader was given the same name many generations later.
She served in the household that brought forth the Messiah!
I'll like to pause here to acknowledge and thank every Deborah (the nurse) who labours in the background everyday - every lady irrespective of her status that labours FAITHFULLY to ensure that the work of the Lord is moving forward. Your labour is not in vain. The Lord who sees what you do in the background will re ward you openly, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
If you are yet to join the train, please locate your position and man your office. It starts with a prayer of salvation. You can pray the prayer below and send an email to kneekey2@yahoo.com for more information on the next steps.
PRAYER OF SALVATION
O Lord God, I come to You in the Name of Jesus Christ. Your Word says, "...whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Acts 2: 21)
I ask Jesus to come into my heart to be the Lord of my life. I receive eternal life into my spirit and according to Romans 10:9, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." I declare that I am saved; I am born-again; I am a child of God! I now have Christ dwelling in me, and greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4)! I now walk in the consciousness of my new life in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah!
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