The Servant Must Ask God and Wait
Genesis 24: 11-14
The servant (a type of God's preachers and fellow witnesses) is found bowing, praying and worshipping three times in this chapter. Though Rebekah seemed to be the one, the asked and the servant waited on the Lord. (Genesis 24: 21). As witnesses of God, we have the treasure of the gospel in earthen vessels that the power might be of God and not of us (2 Corinthians 4: 7; 1 Corinthians 2: 5; 2 Timothy 2: 25). Therefore, in addition to declaring the truth, believers must seek God's will, God's direction, and God's blessing through prayer. Only God the Holy Spirit can reveal Christ in the hearts of men (John 16:13-15). Only the living God can effectually instruct the heart (John 6:44-45). All who come to Christ and receive him must be born again by God's almighty grace (John 1:10-13; 3:5-8). True repentance and saving faith, even with the erring believer, are the gifts of God alone (Romans 2:4; 2 Timothy 2:24-25: Ephesians 2:8-9; Philippians 1:29).