Rebekah~The Informed

How many of us are in a position to have God speak to us about His plan concerning those around us, and do what is necessary to see it come to pass?

Genesis 24:12-26

Rebekah was the answer to a prayer, as well as the object of a mission. (v.4) When asked for water, she was instinctively hospitable, not only to the servant, but also to his camels.

How many of us, in our innocence and day-to-day activities, are the answer to someone else's prayer? Something that seems ordinary in our daily life might be the blessing someone else is looking for.

Genesis 24:56-59

She did not procrastinate in doing what was asked of her, even though others tried to hinder the mission. (v.55)

Genesis 25:22-23

During her pregnancy, when problems seemed to develop, Rebekah asked of God, and He gave her the answer: two very different boys (that would become the father of nations) were growing inside her.

How many of us are in a position to have God reveal His plan to us in the early stages of development?

Genesis 27:4-8

Rebekah made sure that Jacob received the blessing of his father.

{There is no evidence in scripture that Isaac was ever spoken to by God concerning his sons. He favored Esau because he was a 'man's man', a man of the world. Had he known of God's prophecy (25:23) would he have shown Esau any love? Rebekah, having the foreknowledge of God (after all, it was she that God spoke to about the twins, not Isaac) favored Jacob.}

If we have privileged (God-given) information~information that no one else has~are we not bound by the nature of the revelation to see that it comes to pass? Could it be that it is a test for us to see if we have listened to God from the beginning?

Genesis 27:41-46

It was told to Rebekah that Esau planned to kill Jacob as soon as his father died. But she foresaw the solution, and presented the proposal (sending Jacob to her kin to find a wife) to Isaac in such a way that he would never know what Esau had planned.

Again, Rebekah takes the initiative to see that God's plan comes to pass. When God gives us a work to do-and in that critical moment when the enemy would step in and try to take control-are we able to carry it out to the end? And, can we carry out that work when those around us, who play an important role, have not been told anything? Do we keep the prophecy in our hearts, as Rebekah did, ready to act when the opportunity is there, because of favoritism (or any other factor) toward others shown by those that are close to us?

I would encourage all to take God's revelations seriously~you might be the only one He shares it with.....only to carry it out years later at the most critical moment when only your knowledge would make the difference in the outcome of a situation.