TUESDAY, 4 MARCH 2025
TEXT:
Genesis 24:10-27
10: Then the servant
left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels loaded with all kinds of good
things from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim and made his way to the
town of Nahor.
11: He had the camels
kneel down near the well outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the
women go out to draw water.
12: Then he prayed,
“Lord, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today, and show kindness to
my master Abraham.
13: See, I am standing
beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw
water.
14: May it be that when I
say to a young woman, ‘Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,’ and
she says, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too’—let her be the one you have
chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness
to my master.”
15: Before he had
finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the
daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
16: The woman was very
beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the
spring, filled her jar and came up again.
17: The servant hurried
to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.”
18: “Drink, my lord,” she
said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
19: After she had given
him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have
had enough to drink.”
20: So she quickly
emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and
drew enough for all his camels.
21: Without saying a
word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his
journey successful.
22: When the camels had
finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka and two
gold bracelets weighing ten shekels.
23: Then he asked, “Whose
daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us
to spend the night?”
24: She answered him, “I
am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milkah bore to Nahor.”
25: And she added, “We
have plenty of straw and fodder, as well as room for you to spend the night.”
26: Then the man bowed
down and worshiped the Lord,
27: saying, “Praise be to
the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and
faithfulness to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the
house of my master’s relatives.”
(New
International Version Holy Bible)
TOPIC:
THE POWER OF PRAYER
Many believers pray and
talk about its importance all the time. However, many of them do not enjoy
praying because they have had little or no result from it.
Abraham's servant had
been with his master long enough to know the power of prayer. No wonder, he
offered a short but clear prayer (vs.12-14). God answered his prayers even
before he finished.
Many opportunities pass
us by because we do not pay complete attention to prayer. Imagine what would
have become of Abraham's servant who had such a huge need in a strange land if
he had not prayed.
QUESTION:
What is your attitude towards prayer, especially when you are in dire need?
PRAYER:
Having realized the power of prayer, teach me how to pray, dear Lord. Amen.
Remain
Blessed
ECWA Food For The Day,
2025.
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