Vs.19- And when she had done giving him
drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done
drinking.”- Rebekah gave this servant a drink of water at his
request. Thus she passed the first
test. Now she is out of water, yet she
offers to return to the well and refill her pitcher to have some water to give
to his camels. She doesn’t ask the
servant if his camels would like some water, she simply states that she is
going to give them some water. She must
have been able to tell that the servant and his entourage had been on a long
journey. Rebekah went above and beyond
what was asked of her and took initiative to draw water for the camels as
well.
One-Line Explanation- Rebekah offers to get water for the
servant’s camels.
Lesson: 1.) “I will draw water for thy camels also.” This is going the second mile. The servant asked Rebekah for a drink of
water. She did what was requested of
her. She then took the initiative to draw
water for the camels also. She was not
asked by the servant to give his camels water.
This would be extra time and work for Rebekah. She had to return to the well and draw water
for the camels. If giving the servant a
drink of water emptied her pitcher then it would seem reasonable to assume that
she has just offered to make multiple trips to the well. She will be refilling her pitcher over and
over and over again. She was willing to
go above and beyond what was expected of her.
We should learn from Rebekah and be second mile Christians. Let’s not just do the bare minimum, but let’s
do even more than what is required of us. She saw a need and she filled that need
without having to be asked. If you see
that helpers are needed at your church, don’t wait for the pastor to ask you to
help, go ahead and volunteer. If the
church fellowship is over and the tables are dirty and chairs need to be moved,
don’t wait for someone to ask for your help, just volunteer! Rebekah was not asked to water the camels,
but she noticed they were thirsty and took the initiative. It was not required of her, but she saw a
need. This is another quality that a
person should look for in a potential mate.
Look for someone that takes initiative; someone who sees a need and
fills it. 2.) “Until they have done drinking.” Rebekah took initiative to water the
camels. Notice that she promised to
continue drawing water in her pitcher for the camels until they have done
drinking. She was someone who finished
the task she set out to accomplish.
Camels can drink a lot of water and this servant has ten camels with
him. She offered to waster the camels
and she promised to water them until they had all that they needed. Many people will offer to do things and will
be faithful for a while, but when the task gets long and strenuous then they
back out. It is easy to make a
commitment to your spouse to be faithful until death do you part, but when the
rubber meets the road many people back out of their commitment. It is easy to say that you will serve Jesus
no matter what, but many who were once on fire for the Lord have quit and given
up. I don’t just want to be someone who
offers to water the camels, but I want to be someone who will water them until
they have done drinking. I want to serve
Jesus faithfully until my life is over.
I want to be faithful to my wife until death do us part. I want to finish what I started.
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