The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Genesis 24:22-27, “When the camels had finished drinking, the
man took a gold ring weighing a half-shekel and two bracelets for
her wrists weighing ten shekels in gold,
23 and said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room for us to lodge in your father’s house?”
24 She said to him, ‘I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.’
25 Again she said to him, ‘We have plenty of both straw and feed, and room to lodge in.’
26 Then the man bowed low and worshiped the LORD.
27 He said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His lovingkindness and His truth toward my
master; as for me, the LORD has guided me in the way to the house of my master’s brothers.”

Do you have any idea how much water a camel can drink? Camels can drink from five to 21 gallons per day! Rebekah, who was the answer to the prayer of Abraham’s servant, watered all the camels the servant possessed. (It may be to our benefit that we don’t know how many camels Abraham’s servant possessed. Remarkable
hospitality! Remarkable trust!

Hopefully, you and I are like Abraham’s servant. He was obedient
to his master. He was prayerful to the LORD. And he was observant
of Rebekah’s hospitality.

You and I serve One greater than Abraham! Hopefully, we pray
more diligently and obediently than Abraham’s servant. We observe
the LORD’s answer to serious and earnest prayer.

Can you identify the work the LORD has for you to do? Each of us
encounters numerous people every day. It is our work-assignment
to share the LORD with those we encounter, isn’t it?

The work-assignment you and I are given differs in many ways from
that of Abraham’s servant. We live in a different era of time. Yet, we
are to be faithful in sharing Him, knowing that when we are faithful, our reward will be equal to that of Abraham’s faithful servant.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom