Expect God to Answer

"Meanwhile, the man was gazing at her in silence, to know whether the Lord had made his journey successful or not." -Genesis 24.21

The servant began this mission by seeking God, and we are told in verse 15, that before he had finished speaking Rebekah came to draw water. In his prayer he had asked God for a specific sign, and now he is watching to see if this girl is the one he has been sent to find.

The man had a difficult task to do, and so he prayed for God's guidance. And then he was aware and watching for an answer. He expected God to answer him. Through out the Bible we'll see this kind of attitude regarding prayer, and it begs the question, do we expect God to answer our prayers? Do we expect to hear from God when we call on Him, whether it be yes, no or, not right now? Or is it something we offer hoping that if He's not too busy, He might possibly get around to us at some point in the near future?

Sometimes we idolize the men of the Bible, thinking somehow they were Super followers of God, who caught His ear because of some unattainable level of righteousness. But as we've already seen, Noah, a man who was blameless and walked with God, was also a drunk. And Abraham, the father of nations is a coward and a liar who has taken matters into his own hands. Does it really sound that different than us? Soon to join their ranks are Jacob the trickster, Moses the murderer, and David the adulterer. These were just men who God got a hold of, and made them Men of God.

And remember, this verse involves a servant, whose name we aren't even given here. We don't know much about him, other than he belonged to Abraham, was sent on a mission, and prayed expectantly to God. Why can't we pray in the same way?

As we seek God in the everyday tasks, let's be expectant of an answer from Him. The answer might be no, but it's still an answer. Pray, and expect God to answer.

"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

To God alone be the Glory!

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