Keep Praying
Genesis 25:21 (ESV) And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. What an immense detail we run right by in this passage. For Isaac was newly married to Rebekah at the age of 40. Eventually (and usually quickly in those days) they found out she was not able to have children. So what does Isaac do? He prays. And she conceives. Simple right? Not so fast. Look at five LONG verses later: Genesis 25:26 (ESV) Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau’s heel, so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. That means this man prayed for 20 YEARS for his wife to conceive. Now think of his father Abraham. He would have heard the stories. How long did Abraham wait for the son of promise? He left Ur at age 75, and Isaac was born when he was 100. That's 25 years of waiting. Perhaps that helped Isaac stay devoted in prayer. I...