March 26, 2015

Genesis 24:15, The search for Rebekah


“Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder”.

I love this story…

How often are we able to see an answer before we even finish asking the question? Not often. But then, we aren’t often watching as carefully either. Abraham’s servant had his eyes glued to that well. He was watching everything that transpired. He couldn’t miss Rebekah.

Plus, he was very specific. In his prayer he said “when I say to a girl, ‘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.

I wonder how many answers we miss simply because our lack of specificity makes it nearly impossible to recognize an answer…or we are paying such poor attention that the answer walks right by.

That wouldn’t sound like God’s fault to me…

Live boldly out there today…

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