God always supplies what we need for the Mission

Genesis 24:10-20

The servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed, taking all sorts of choice gifts and was on his five hundred mile trip to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.  He was a faithful servant doing exactly what Abraham had ask of him, till he got to the cities water supply.  It was there that he became a carbon copy of his boss.  This was the oldest servant, he was like a general manager, he was entrusted with all that Abraham had and over the years he had watched Abraham in some very anxious moments, so he did what he had seen the boss do.

The prayer of the old servant; “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.  Let the young woman to whom I shall say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who 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 you have shown steadfast love to my master.”

Some facts that are important to the story, Abraham was 140 years of age, and was just too old for this journey, and the trip was of the utmost importance.  This was about picking a wife for the promised one, Isaac, out of whom the promised the people of God would come.  It is also important to understand that God, who knows all, was not surprised by the actions of the servant, and that same God gave the servant the faith to pray and before he finished, Rebekah came out with her jar of water on her shoulder.

We have this account of Rebekah from Genesis 24:16, “The young woman was very attractive in appearance, a maiden whom no man had known.  She came down to the spring and filled her jar and came up.”  And as Paul Harvey would say this is the rest of the story, verses 17-20, “Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar.”  She said, “Drink, my lord.”  And she quickly let down her jar upon her hand and gave him a drink.   When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.”  So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water and she drew for all his camels.”

When God sends us on a mission, He will give you what is needed for the mission.  First the desire to go, and the faith to trust Him for the goal or prize, and before we have ask, He will bring about the result He desires.  The other thought, God will only send a faithful servant to do the work of His kingdom.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice