He said, O LORD God

“ And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.”

The most significant point of this chapter is the fact that we don’t read the servant’s name anywhere. He is just called “the servant” throughout the chapter. We assume that the man’s name was Eliezer of Damascus by referring to Gen 15: 2. If this is the case this makes this piece of history even more remarkable. This man had been Abraham’s heir and could hope to inherit the bulk of his estate. However, after Isaac was born he lost all that and Isaac took the place that had formerly belonged to him. This did not embitter the man and he undertook this task with extreme dedication. He was sent to find a wife for Isaac and he was dedicated to this task. Not only was this man loyal to Abraham, he also had a deep faith in Abraham’s God as well. He had to go to a strange place where, presumably, he did not know one person but he still set on to complete the task that his master had given him. When he arrived in the right place he just started praying that God would cause his journey to achieve its goals. We often are told today that if you have enough faith then you tell God what He should do and God will do this. However, prayer is more about communication. The Lord Jesus Christ said “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” (John 15: 7) The basic prerequisite is “if ye abide in me and my words abide in you.” If these facts were true then we would be less inclined to pray selfish prayers. The Lord gives us task to do and we need to pray for wisdom to do those task but the best thing that any Christian can aim for is contentment not earthly success, riches or fame (compare Phil 4: 11).

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