A post for June 11, 2013

6/11/13

Gen 24:14  Let the young woman to whom I shall say, 'Please let down your jar that I may drink,' and who shall say, 'Drink, and I will water your camels'--let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I shall know that you have shown steadfast love to my master."

Gen 24:15  Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water jar on her shoulder.

Gen 24:16  The young woman was very attractive in appearance, a maiden whom no man had known. She went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up.

Gen 24:17  Then the servant ran to meet her and said, "Please give me a little water to drink from your jar."

Gen 24:18  She said, "Drink, my lord." And she quickly let down her jar upon her hand and gave him a drink.

Gen 24:19  When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking."

Let me set the stage here. Abraham had made his head servant swear that he would not take a wife for his son, Isaac, from the daughters of the Canaanites, but that he would go to his country and to his kindred, and take a wife for his son Isaac there. So when he gets to the country of Abraham he prays for God to help him with the task at hand of finding a wife for Isaac, And he said, "O LORD, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham. Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. And that is where our verses today begin, but the part that I want you to notice is this; “the one whom you have appointed” I believe that the life we live has been “appointed.” And I also believe that it is your responsibility to do the best you can with your appointment. In other words, “you are responsible for keeping up with your appointment!”