Sweeter Than Honey: Please Grant Me Success

From the Old Testament to the New, the eternality of God's Word is clearly proclaimed: 

Job tells us, “I have treasured the Words of His mouth more than my portion of food” (Job 23:12). 

Isaiah reminds us that, “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of our God endures forever” (Isaiah 40:8). 

And Matthew records Jesus saying, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My Words will never pass away” (Matthew 24:35).

God's Word is like an eternal Love Letter to us!

​Have you ever received a love letter, friend? Did you read it? Did you read it just once, or did you read it over and over again? A Love Letter is a treasure when you love the One who sent it!

How would you like to read through God's Love Letter—His Word, the Bible, with a group of like-minded, Christian girlfriends? We're doing that over in the private, Sweeter Than Honey, Facebook group. Did you know you don't have to start a Bible reading plan on January 1? You can begin today! This simple plan, and an accountability partner, will help you succeed. Who will be your accountability partner? Share this post with them and invite them to the private Facebook group.

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Sweeter Than Honey is patterned after this Bible Reading Itinerary. On Tuesdays, here at the blog, I would love it if you and I could take a trip through God's Word and Sweeter Than Honey, together! I would also encourage you to Join us over in the private, Sweeter Than Honey, Facebook group, introduce yourself, meet new friends, and share your thoughts there as well. We're waiting for you!

Genesis 23-26: Please Grant Me Success

The Bible doesn’t tell us the name of Abraham’s servant mentioned in Genesis 24, only that he was “the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had” (24:2). Abraham is old, “well advanced in years” (24:1) the Bible says. In the previous chapter we read that he had just buried Sarah, and she was 127 years old when she died. Mindful of the covenant that God made with him—to make him a great nation—Abraham knows he needs to find a wife for his son Isaac. He sends his trusted servant to Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor, his homeland, to search for a wife for Isaac.
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The Bible records that the servant took “all sorts of choice gifts” (24:10), and ten of Abraham’s camels. Then we read, “…outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water” (24:11), Abraham’s servant prays this simple, yet powerful, prayer:

“And he said, ‘O Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham.’” (24:12)

Abraham’s servant was petitioning God for success, but not in some small way. He goes on to lay out his petition before God:

“Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. Let the young woman to whom I shall say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who shall say, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels’—let her be the one whom You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I shall know that You have shown steadfast love to my master.” (Genesis 24:13-14)

The servant was looking for a special girl—a girl, who in the heat of the day would not only offer him a drink of water but also offer to draw water for the ten camels accompanying him. That’s no small task! ​

This was no small thing Abraham’s servant was asking of God, but he simply prayed, “please grant me success today” (24:12). 

What do you need to succeed at today? Have you prayed about it? Or, are you willing to go out and try to find success in your own power? God cares about the little things in our lives—not just the ten camel experiences. Pray about the big things of course, but pray about the little things too.

I am so glad that "God cares about the little things in our lives—not just the ten camel experiences." Aren't you?

About Sweeter Than Honey

When I read God’s Word each morning, I find inspiration and insight that keeps my day on track. Join me on this journey. Let’s settle in with His Word—it’s His Love Letter to us. Did you know that? Let’s read it like a love letter, expecting to glean something for our walk with Him every day. Let’s look for peace in the chaos and strength for our weaknesses. Even on our busiest days we can carve out a few minutes to refocus on the important—the eternal. Can’t we? We may have to get up a little earlier, when the house is still and quiet, or stay up a few minutes after the others are all tucked in for the night, but we can do this! I know we can!

Let's be intentional about focusing on God’s Word and the truths found there. Let's let it inspire us to live out our faith each day in a way that causes those we come in contact with to want what we have found. God sees you. He knows you by name, He knows the number of hairs on your head, and He cares about every detail of your daily existence. He wrote you a Love Letter. Let’s dive in!

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