Read Gen. 24:1-28
Abraham is getting old and knows that his time is short but there is one thing he wants to settle before he leaves. He wants to find the right wife of Isaac so he calls for his servant and makes him promise to find a wife for his son among the daughters of his own family. He wants him to go alone to the land where his family lives and bring a girl back for Isaac. He promised the servant that an angel would go before him and help him do this. If the woman refuses to come then he will be released from is obligation. So this servant took 10 camels laden with goods and set out for the city of Nahor. Nahor was named after his brother, Bethuel. When he got to the city he went straight to the well. He knew that it was the time that the young women would be coming to the wells to fill their water pots. He said a quick prayer that God would have the right girl offer to not only to give him water, but his camels also. Before he could finish his prayer, Rebekah came to get water. The servant noticed that she was beautiful and a virgin. He ran to see if she was the one. Sure enough, she fulfilled all his prayer. When she had finished, he gave her a golden earring and two bracelets and asked her who her father was and if he had room to put him up for the night. She told him she was the daughter of Bethuel (which just happened to be Abraham’s brother) and that they had room to lodge him. He blessed God for guiding him to the house of Abraham’s brother. Rebekah ran home to tell her mom what had happened at the well.
The servant was a type of the Holy Spirit that goes ahead of us and makes sure God’s will is done. This servant went to great lengths to obey his master and the Holy Spirit works like that with God. They are one. So he can do that for us in our need.
Lord, help us to see the great love you have for us and that your plan will be done no matter how impossible it looks to us.
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