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recognized; where there is subjection of heart to the Lord, and

such a union is a happy one.

The Spirit, typified in the servant, is anxious to get back to his

master and it says that Rebecca arose and her maidens and

they followed the man. It is a wonderful thing that she should

have been prepared to follow the man. I think it is a wonderful

tribute to the servant that this young woman was prepared to

follow and go to a man whom she had never seen.

The Spirit is here, beloved brethren, to glorify Christ, to make

Him attractive to us, to tell us about His glories, to tell us about

the beauties of the Man Christ Jesus. That is what the Spirit

would bring before us tonight, the beauties of Christ, to call

attention to Him. He says, “That is my master!”, pointing

typically to Jesus, and it says that Rebecca followed the man.

There are also the camels, another reference to the Spirit in

His carrying power to carry the assembly through the

wilderness till we meet Christ face to face. That is the great

objective in this chapter, the union of Isaac and Rebecca. I

suppose we could link it with Romans 8, “as many as are led

by

the Spirit of God” (Romans 8: 14). The Spirit gives directions in

the wilderness, and He always leads to Christ.

Now just a word finally as to Proverbs. I thought it would be an

appropriate scripture to read for all of us, and particularly for

our brother and sister—“Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart,

and lean not unto thine own intelligence; in all thy ways

acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths”. The word

“plain” means ‘straight’, and I think the A.V. says, “He shall

direct thy paths”. It is a wonderful thing to have recourse to

God Himself whatever our path may involve; whether it be

happiness or, sometimes, sadness, it is a great thing to look to

the Lord for direction. Sometimes we find it difficult to decide

which way to go; well, let this scripture be an encouragement

to us; let us look to the Lord. Let us look to Him for guidance;