The Book of Genesis
Day 219
Ge 24:12 Then he said, "O LORD God
of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show
kindness to my master Abraham.
13 "Behold, here I stand by the
well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming
out to draw water.
14 "Now let it be that the young
woman to whom I say, 'Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,'
and she says, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink' -let
her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this
I will know that You have shown kindness to my master."
15 And it happened, before he had
finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel, son
of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her
pitcher on her shoulder.
Let’s continue looking at the prayer
of Abraham’s servant today. His master has given him a mission, and
now he finds himself at the eharmony.com of his day….the city
well. This is where all the eligible women of the city would show up
to draw water. He has followed his master’s orders thus far
(returning to Abraham’s homeland) and has put himself in a
position for the possibility of accomplishing his mission.
Hmmm, a lesson here? Follow the Masters
orders (Jesus) and put yourself in position to succeed!
Now, it’s time to be more specific in
his prayer requests. Note how he addresses God. He addresses Him as
the God of his master Abraham. I think this is a great way to pray
for our brothers and sisters in the Lord. As you pray for other
believers, why not pray something like this: “O God of my brother
(or sister) so and so.....” Using this kind of terminology turns
the prayer into a family prayer, and as believers in the Lord Jesus
Christ, that’s what we are…..family.
Come to think of it, it’s the way we
(the church) have prayed our “family prayer” from the New
Testament and on….we say ”OUR Father, who art in heaven!” not
MY Father who art in heaven!
I think many times as we pray the
Lord’s prayer, in our heart of hearts, we are praying the various
petitions with only “ourselves” in mind, and that’s okay to the
extent that as a believer we ARE part of the family of God, but if
that’s the way Jesus wanted us to pray it, He would’ve said MY
Father, who art in heaven, and “give ME this day,” and so on.
No, when we pray this prayer, we are
praying for the church! We are praying also for our brothers and
sisters in the Lord, that they may receive this kindness from the
Lord and enjoy this kind of success!.
The next time you pray the Lord’s
prayer, don’t just pray it for yourself, be thinking of at least
one other person and bring them along for the ride!
“Our Father, (my God and the God of
this other person )Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, thy will
be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give (yourself and the other
person) this day our daily bread, and forgive (yourself and this
other person) us our trespasses as we (yourself and the other person)
forgive those who trespass against (you and the other person) Lead
(you and the other person) not into temptation, but deliver (you and
the other person) from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, forever and ever , Amen!
Kind of clumsy I know, but you get the
point. As believers, we are family.....pray like it.
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