God is working everything out.

He is. Even when you cannot see it, He is working. This is His story, and He is writing it perfectly. Trust Him. He has got you.

In a short and unusual passage, we read a whole bunch of names. But there is something beautiful I want to show you.

“Some time later Abraham was told, “Milkah is also a mother; she has borne sons to your brother Nahor: ²¹ Uz the firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram), ²² Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.” ²³ Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor. ²⁴ His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maakah.” (Genesis 22 v 20-24)

I emboldened it.

We have had Abraham being tested on the mountain, and now he is back in Beersheba, and we don’t really know what he is doing there.

Meanwhile.

What a beautiful word. We serve the God of the meanwhile. It means when you’re not looking or unaware, God is still working. Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.

Back home in Haran, Nahor, Abraham’s brother, has been growing a family. Through his wife, Milkah, eight sons have been born. One of them is Bethuel. This son grows and has a daughter called Rebekah. This is the Rebekah who will marry Isaac and be the mother of Jacob and Esau.

God is preparing the next chapter of His promise. Even before Isaac needed a wife, having been incredibly thankful for that ram caught in the thicket, God had made sure there was a bride ready for him. This wife will be from Abraham’s own family line and not a woman from the Canaanites.

God is working for the generations ahead.

Right now, where you are and in the situation you are in, God is working for you. You might not see it now. But if you simply hold on, trust Him, all things will work together for good.

We can ignore some passages and miss a wonderful treasure that encourages us all.