John Stanko

TOPIC: Time and Faith

"Then he prayed, 'Lord, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. See, I am standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. May it be that when I say to a young woman, ‘Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too’—let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master'" - Genesis 24:12-14.

When Abraham's servant was faced with a seemingly impossible task that could have taken a long time to complete, he had faith and prayed. He asked God for supernatural help, and God answered. Rather than having to interview or search through every woman in the region, the servant found the right girl on the first attempt!  No wonder he was Abraham's most trusted servant. What task have you put off or avoided because you thought it impossible or would take too much time? How and where do you need to have the faith that this servant had? Be ready to give a testimony when God acts on your behalf just like He did in this story!

Lord, today's verses contain a wonderful story of a faithful servant blessing his master. I want to be that same kind of faithful servant blessing You, my Master! Show me again something I have ignored or avoided and I promise to exert the same faith toward getting it done that Abraham's servant did in this story.