The story of Abraham sending his servant to seek a bride for his loved son Isaac is one of the many beautiful illustrations in Scripture of the truth of the gospel, The servant, type of the Holy Spirit, was true to his errand of love, to bring home the bride, and “being in the way” the Lord led him.
When the question was put to Rebekah, “Wilt thou go with this man?”, she who had only heard and believed the report, had her mind made up, like one whose heart has been opened to receive the message of the love of Christ: “whom having not seen ye love...” (1 Peter 1:88Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: (1 Peter 1:8)). The simple answer of Rebekah was, “I will go.” May this be the ready response of the heart of the reader of this little book.
W.T.P.Wolston’s simple exposition of this precious portion of Scripture has rejoiced the hearts of many of the Lord’s people in the past. Souls have been quickened through the clear presentation of the claims of divine love pressed upon them, while many a careless one has been awakened to the urgency of deciding for Christ.
The Call of the Bride is reprinted from the original with the addition of several articles taken from three smaller volumes by W.T.P.W. — Streams from the Fountain of Life, Rest for the Weary, and Records of Grace.
For further information as to the author, the reader is referred to the foreword in recent reprints of some of W.T.P.W.’s other works, such as Simon Peter: His Life and Letters.
May God the Father who has sent the Holy Ghost down to this world to gather out of the nations a Bride for His beloved Son, continue to use this precious ministry of Christ to the eternal blessing of many in these closing days of grace.