Vs.17- “And the servant ran to
meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.”- The servant’s prayer
was that the Lord would reveal the right woman to him. He prayed, “let it come to pass, that the
damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy
pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will
give thy camels drink also: let the same
be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac.” Rebekah has come out to the well and drawn
water and is returning to her family.
The servant, upon noticing this, ran quickly to meet her. He had just prayed for God’s guidance and now
he wanted to put this woman to the test.
He asked her for water from his pitcher.
He did not ask her because he was thirsty, but because he was testing
her to see if she was the one appointed for Isaac.
One-Line Explanation- The servant runs to Rebekah and asks
for water.
Lesson: 1.) “The servant ran to meet her.” We have seen some wonderful characteristics
concerning God’s will and man’s responsibility in through the life of this
servant. The servant was… A.) Submissive to his master’s will. We also should submit to whatever God has for
us. B.)
Specific with his prayer request.
He was seeking God’s will while following his master’s bidding. This was not selfish praying, but was
supplication for another. He asked God
for something specific and was looking for God’s answer. C.)
Swift in doing his part. The
servant ran to meet Rebekah. He did not
walk or jog. He was quick to do his
part. I am amazed at people who are
supposedly seeking God’s will for their life, but they just pray and then sit
around and do nothing. While waiting on
God to answer our prayers, we should be quick to respond to anything and
everything that may be God’s leading.
For example, I went to college with many men who were seeking a godly
wife. This was an honorable
request. The bible says that he that
finds a wife finds a good thing. They
would pray and pray and pray and pray. Some
of them are still at college today, praying for a wife. They never spoke with any of the young
ladies! I guess they were expecting God
to just throw their future spouse into their laps. Abraham was praying for a wife for his son,
but he sent a servant to his home land.
He did something about the situation.
He did his part and trusted the Lord to do the rest. He did what he could do and trusted the Lord
to do what he could not. The servant was
praying for God to help him find a wife for his servant, but he ran to meet the
first woman he saw. When I was single, I
was praying for the Lord to send me a wife, but I was also keeping an eye out
and trying to meet people. I knew God
would do His part, but I wanted to make sure that I did my part. By the way, God did His part in your
salvation by dying on the cross for your sins.
You must do your part and trust Him as your Saviour if you want to spend
eternity in heaven! The servants running
revealed a few things. i.)
Faith. He was revealing that he
trusted God to answer his prayer. The
old saying is, “IF you really believe God is going to answer your prayer for
rain then bring an umbrella.” Some
people reveal that they don’t trust God to answer their prayers because they
never look for an answer to their request.
The servant prayed and was expecting God to answer. He was looking for the answer and ran to find
out if Rebekah was the answer to his prayer.
When you pray for God to allow you to win someone to Christ, do you run
to the telephone to call them? Do you
run to the next opportunity to go soul-winning because you are confident that
God will answer your prayer? Are you
looking at people throughout the day and wondering, “Is that my divine
appointment for the day?” We say we
believe, but if we do not run looking for the answer then we are just deceiving
ourselves. ii.) Sincerity.
Running to meet this woman revealed that the servant was sincere in his
desire to find a wife for his master’s son.
If someone tells me they want help with something, but they don’t make
it a priority to quickly get the problem resolved; it reveals to me that they
aren’t that sincere. If you are a young
person in a relationship, it is not a good sign if you call or text your
courting partner and they don’t respond for hours at a time consistently. If they are consistently slow in contacting
you then they are not sincere. When I
was courting my wife, I could not wait to talk with her. I was always looking at my phone to see if
she called or texted me. If I was unable
to contact her at the time, then I would call her back as soon as I was
able. I was sincerely in love with
her! If you pray that God would bless
your church, but you don’t run at every opportunity to serve in the church then
you are not sincere. If you pray for
souls to be saved, but you do not run at every opportunity to be a witness then
you are not sincere. If you claim that
you love the USA, but don’t run to the voting polls then you are not
sincere. The servant sincerity was
proven by his haste.
2.)
The servant asked for water, not because he was thirsty, but because he
was testing Rebekah to see if she was the one.
God did not ask Adam a question in the Garden of Eden because He didn’t
know the answer. He asked Adam a
question to test Adam. God doesn’t tempt
his servants, but He sure does test them.
God asks us to give our tithes and offerings. Does God need our money? No, God does not need our money just as this
servant did not need Rebekah’s water.
God asks us to give our money to show and display and prove our love for
Him. Tithing is a test of your love for
God and you are faced with that test every time you get a paycheck. The servant, a type of the Holy Spirit, asked
her to give something and, as we will find out, she did give without hesitation
or reservation. When the Spirit asks you
to give something, just be obedient and follow His leading.
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