Today’s Thought “Virtue Forgotten” G. Ward

 

“The girl was very beautiful, a virgin, and no man had had relations with her; and she went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up.” Genesis 24:16

 

The girl next door is presumably the best to marry. She is without obscurities that would reveal difficult beginnings. Moreover, the transparency in physicality has viewed her in both the ball room gown and work clothing, seeing beauty in every form.

We’re in a time now whereby the pursuit of simplicity is marred by sensationalistic ideas in acquiring what the next fellow has. Rarely is one contemplating twenty plus years later when superficial beauty begins to dissipate.

Father Abraham was old and soon to die (Ge. 24:1) and desired to find a suitable wife for his son Isaac. His primary concern was that her virtue rested in Holy God’s principles. Wisdom, via trusting God, was Abraham’s Modus operandi ("method of operation") and his desire was seeing Holy God viewed in generations to come (cf. Judges 2:10), very particularly, his progeny’s surrender unto HIM.

What are we doing to promote virtue in our offspring (cf. Dt.6:7)? Allowing the world’s philosophical stance (i.e. “It’s your thing, do what you want to do!”)  to be infused on our young people through media promotion (i.e. videos = youtube.com, music, internet and television) continues to be antithetical to proposed virtue presented in Holy God’s word. Sure, while it remains impossible to stop illicit devices, it can yet be obliterated in the house to which I pay the bills (cf. “If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15)! Happy Tuesday!