The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Genesis 24:42-44, “So I came today to the spring, and said, ‘O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go successful;
43 behold, I am standing by the spring, and may it be that the maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar’;
44 and she will say to me, ‘You drink, and I will draw for your camels also’; let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.”

To be sure, it was a different day. Yet, things went so well, we should pause and ask ourselves if we ought not to handle such things as they did in Abraham’s day.

Isaac had reached the age for marriage, and his father, Abraham, was dispatching his servant to seek out a wife for Isaac.

It was a long and arduous journey, but when the servant came upon a well where servant girls were watering camels. (Now, camels have been know to drink 30 or more gallons of water at a single watering session!) Yet, when Abraham’s servant asked if he could have a drink, the girl, on her own, not only gave the servant a drink, she volunteered to water his camel, also!

Is it any wonder, therefore, that the servant believed he had found the right girl for Isaac?

The writer of this piece claims no expertise in making choices. It does seem appropriate, however, to emphasize that both Abraham and his servant were prayerful in this venture. Is it not probable, therefore, that we could rely upon prayer as we endeavor to make choices of any kind?

How sensitive are you with regard to prayer? How often do you pray? Do you truly expect to receive from the LORD those things you ask of Him? Would you consider it necessary to request His forgiveness for your sin prior to asking of Him a blessing? Oh, have you noticed that Abraham truly understood his son, Isaac? Is that a priority for us, as well? It should be!

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