Genesis 24:42

Genesis 24:42 says, And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:  The servant begins to tell Rebekah's relatives how he decided that she was the one he was looking for.  He said it was all done under the guidance of the LORD.  Like the servant, when we have a decision to make, we should always look to God for guidance.  Verse forty-three states, Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;  The servant said that his plan was to stand by the well and wait until a virgin, or young woman, came to draw water and ask her for a drink.  This was not an elaborate plan, so the servant had to rely on God to send the right young woman.  We today do not need elaborate plans to determine God's will, but only faith that He will guide us.  Verse forty-four adds, And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master’s son.  The servant said that he asked that the right woman offer to not only offer water to him, but to his camels as well.  I believe this would show that she was willing to do more than what was just asked of her, and would also reveal her compassionate nature.  We should also be willing to do more than just the minimum when we help others under God's guidance, out of a real compassion for them.  Verse forty-five continues, And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.  The servant said he had barely finished speaking, which would have been his prayer to God, when Rebekah came to the well.  Some prayers are answered almost immediately, as was the prayer in this case, but sometimes we have to wait for the answer.  Verse forty-six says, And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.  The servant said Rebekah offered him water and offered to water his camels..  I believe that this would imply that God was not at work just in the life of the servant, but in the life of Rebekah as well.  Verse forty-seven states, And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.  The servant asked her whose daughter she was, and she told him.  He then gave her the earrings and bracelets.  I believe that this was a sign that the servant believed that she was the one God had intended to be Isaac's wife.  We must be able to recognize when God answers our prayers.  I believe that the servant felt that Rebekah was the one he was looking for, and if she would not go that he had fulfilled his vow.  Verse forty-eight declares, And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.  The servant bowed his head and worshipped God for answering his prayer.  We should always be quick to praise God when He answers our prayers.  Verse forty-nine adds, And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.  Having told them why he was there, the servant asked that they agree to allow Rebekah to go with him.  Verse fifty says, Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.  Laban and Bethuel basically said that this was God's work and they could not oppose it, so the servant could take Rebekah with Him.  They had to have faith that the servant was telling the truth and also that they were doing what was right for Rebekah.  We sometimes just have to put our faith in the fact that other Christians are doing God's will, especially when it affects us personally.  Verse fifty-one declares, Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD hath spoken.  Laban and Bethuel told the servant to take Rebekah and go since God had spoken.  Again, they had to have a lot of faith in the servant and God.  Sometimes, we simply have to act in faith.  Verse fifty-two  states, And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.  The servant once again worshipped God for answering his prayer.  We can never worship God too much as He works in our lives.