Genesis 24:13 See, I am standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.
What strikes me today is the servant’s faith that his prayer will be answered, that God will guide him to the right decision. I absolutely understand that philosophy. Ending up at App with a Teaching Fellows, finding a house to rent after college, getting my job at AC, meeting the man who would become my beloved husband–all felt like God was leading me, guiding me.
Genesis 24:14 May it be that when I say to a young woman, ‘Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too’—let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.”
But whether God was leading me or whether I allowed Him to use me, to guide me where I was, I’m not sure either is the point. The point is hope. The point is faith. The point is believing that there is a God, that He is good and sovereign and in control–maybe not of every tiny piece of minutiae but definitely of the bigger picture, that’s faith. “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1.
Genesis 24:15 Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
Precious Savior, Thank You for the faith, the hope, the conviction I have in who You are, who You are in this world, who You are in eternity, and who You are to me. Guide my actions, guide my steps, guide my words, so that I may shine Your light and point others to You. Use me where I am, and help me to be where You need me to be. Amen.
Genesis 24:16 The woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again.
Have a blessed day.