OCTOBER 26, Genesis 24:2-4, 12-21

When we pray to God we talk to Him and tell Him our troubles…. and thanks too. God hears us and answers prayer. He answered the prayer of Abraham’s servant when he prayed for God’s direction and leading.

Abraham sent his God-fearing servant and asked him to find a wife for his son. She must not come from the wicked Canaanites around them, but from the place Abraham had come from.

The servant set off on this quest to find a wife from Abraham’s hometown. How to do it? He was not going to depend on his own ability. He feared God and prayed to God. What was his prayer about? He asked the Lord to show him who she would be. At the well of water, he asked for a sign. The sign was: if he asked a young lady for a drink, and she would offer to give his camels water too, let that girl be the one the Lord had chosen. Before he finished praying, the Lord answered the prayer. Lo and behold! Rebekah came and fulfilled the conditions of the sign. The servant asked if he might stay at her father’s house. The servant blessed the Lord for leading him to the house. How marvellous it was – God answered his prayer! The servant told Rebekah’s family of his intent and how the Lord had led him to them. Was Rebekah willing to leave her home? She was going to marry a man she had never seen! God had prepared her heart to be ready, and so her family blessed her and bade her farewell.

Look at verse 12 again – The servant prayed before this important mission. He knew that success can only come from God and wisely sought the Lord’s blessing. In the end, the servant completed his mission. He told everyone in the house that God had led him.

Dear child, God is waiting to lead us too. Learn from Abraham’s servant – pray. Seek the Lord’s blessing and direction. Prayer should be a natural part of us. It is not that we pray continuously – like repeating certain “special words” or chanting as some in other faiths do. Prayer is talking with our precious heavenly Father. It is also to be mindful of His presence and to know He is always there if we need Him.

Don’t forget to ask Him every day to lead and guide.

Thought: May I always rely on Him!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for leading me. I just pray that I’d remember to also look to You for guidance and protection. Thank You that I can talk to You and You hear me and lead me and answer me! In
Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.