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Testimony About God 87

[Gen 24:28-49]

 / Anne's Faith Column 

 

/ By Priscilla

 

"Tell me, so I may know

which way to turn."

 

 

In today's scripture, the servant

of Abraham set out on a journey

according to the guidance of God.

 

 

Through the process of receiving

a special mission and choosing

Isaac's wife, we learn a new lesson

from his attitude for serving God.

 

 

The attitude of the servant

who carried out his mission

can be seen as 'faithfulness'

itself.

 

 

He didn't take any commands

in his own way.

 

 

He didn't add to or

subtract from them.

 

 

He didn't go beyond

his own thoughts or ways.

 

 

He only showed loyalty to his

master and obedience itself.

 

 

It is easy to see that he was actually

a faithful servant, in verse 33, when

he revealed his decisive attitude:

 

 

"I will not eat until I have

told you what I have to say."

 

 

In the same way, when we

live in this world, when God

entrusts each of us with a task,

whether it is a small one

or a great one,

 

 

we must fulfill the

task and serve God faithfully.

 

 

In particular, in verse 49,

he pleaded with the other

person by saying,

 

 

"Tell me, so I may

know which way to turn."

 

 

Through this,

we can see his loyalty

towards his purpose alone.  

 

 

We can also discover his sincerity,

never minding the circumstances

around him.

 

 

Through this, we can look back

on ourselves whose minds

and actions easily change 

depending on the situation.

 

 

We must not add to or subtract

from what we have seen, heard,

 

 

or learned according to the

commands to preach the gospel

while keeping the testimony

of God and His commands.

 

 

Furthermore, we remind ourselves

that we should not neglect teaching

and live diligently, honestly,

and faithfully.

 

 

Thus, we must re-recognize

that we must live our lives in obedience

to the commands and directions

of our Heavenly Father,

 

 

and do our best according to

what He has commanded us to do.

 

 

Romans 14:18 says:

 

 

"Because anyone who serves Christ

in this way is pleasing to God

and approved by men."

 

 

After the Apostle Paul met

Jesus on the road to Damascus

 

 

and completely changed,

as he confessed, he continued to

follow the way of the cross,

 

 

looking toward the goal

in one direction, serving

his master, 'Jesus Christ'. 

 

 

In the same way, like

Abraham's servant

and the Apostle Paul,

 

 

who spent the rest of their lives

waiting for God earnestly,

 

 

we should follow their walk of faith

and march on the right path led by

the Holy Spirit without any

doubt, step by step.

 

 

So, how should we live our lives?

 

 

1) We must be faithful to the Word.

 

 

2) We must not compromise

with the ever-changing environment.

 

 

3) We should only practice

what we have learned and have

been convinced of.

 

 

And we should become those

who are pleasing to God

and approved by men.

 

 

4) We must strengthen our hearts

to have a firm philosophy of faith.

 

 

Prayer

 

 

Lord!

 

 

Help us to imitate the attitude

of Abraham's servant, who

was faithful to his mission.

 

 

We entrust everything to You.

 

 

Help us to live on this earth

with a decisive attitude and

be a faithful servant of You,

 

 

who has faith and does the

right thing to do with the 

commands you have

 given each of us!

 

 

- To Be Continue - 

 

 

 

2010/07/26

 

/ By Priscilla