Rebecca, a Good Example for us All!!

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I am talking about the Rebecca in the Bible, the wife of Isaac - Abraham's son. Abraham had sent his servant to find a wife to his son Isaac, and the servant asked God to give him guidance. "14 May it happen that the young woman to whom I say, ‘Please let down your water jar so that I may take a drink,’ and who replies, ‘Take a drink, and I will also water your camels,’ let this be the one you choose for your servant Isaac; and by this let me know that you have shown your loyal love to my master.” Well now comes Rebecca - and God has obviously listened to the prayer: "At once the servant ran to meet her and said: “Please give me a little sip of water from your jar.” 18 In turn she said: “Drink, my lord.” With that she quickly lowered her jar upon her hand and gave him a drink. 19 When she finished giving him a drink, she said: “I will also draw water for your camels until they are done drinking.” 20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the drinking trough and ran again and again to the well to draw water, and she kept drawing water for all his camels. " Watering camels was hard work, so we learn that Rebecca was definitely not afraid of working hard. What can we learn? The willingness of doing hard simple work is something that pleases God. Rebecca was also a wise woman, which the story shows. Why not read it in Genesis beginning in chapter 24? Would we be willing to do simple work, if that would make it possible to do something good to others?