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REFLECTION

The theme for our reflection is committed love. Committed love is a serious and lasting romantic relationship with trust, honesty and determination. Rebekah demonstrated committed love immediately she was given to Isaac as his wife. When Rebekah recieved the bride’s wealth or dowry she did not hesitate to be united with her husband although her brother and mother had said to the servant of Abraham “Let the young woman remain with us a while, at least ten days; after that she may go.” (Genesis 24:55). It was overwhelmingly clear that Rebekah had developed committed love for Isaac and was eager to meet her husband, therefore, when she was asked “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.” So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant and his men. And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your offspring possess the gate of those who hate him!” (Genesis 24:58-60).

Dear friend in the Lord, Rebekah did not allow her family to interfere with her committed love for Isaac. Sometimes our commitment to love and relationship is interfered by family and friends. Family and friends have been and will continue to be part of our lives but our marriage must be seen as sacred and protected by all means. Some couples are divorced because along the line either the husband or the wife or both of them allowed their respective families or even friends to dictate their level of commitment and pace in the marriage. Rebekah will not allow her brother and her mother to interfere with her committed love for Isaac hence when they demanded that she spends at least ten days with them after they had collected the marriage items, she refused and said unequivocally and emphatically “I will go!”. In other words Rebekah, made it clear to her family, “I love you but I must respond to the call of my husband”. Rebecca even before she met Isaac had already connected with him psychologically, emotionally and spiritually. This is the power of a committed love. Committed love happens when “… a man leaves his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24). The “leaving” must be physical, psychological, emotional and also in the form of financial independence from parents or third parties. “Becoming one flesh” must be demonstrated through the unity of mind, purpose and will. All these put together will truly prove the committed love spouses have for to each other. Shalom.

PRAYER

Almighty God, revive in us the committed love in our relationships and marriages. Enable us to prioritize the needs of our spouses and keep us focused in our committed love to them. Amen.