27 saying, “Praise be to the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
Have you ever felt abandoned, left alone, forgotten? If you have, you are not alone in your feeling (no pun intended). This is one of the most common feelings of human beings. It starts the moment we are born. The infant looks to the adults in their life to provide security and safety. They are in essence asking if they are alone, if someone remembers them. That is what the cries are about. They want to know if their needs are going to be met. We expect this behavior from infants, and yet this type of behavior is seen in adults as well. Abraham’s servant has been sent on a mission. I can imagine it seemed to the servant like a wild goose chase. He is sent halfway across the known world to find a wife for his master’s son. Aren’t there women here who could fulfill this task? But off he goes. The servant arrives, but does not know how to accomplish the task. He has spent the last months trying to figure it out as he traveled those many miles. Many lonely nights in the desert he probably worked through many scenarios in his head. Now the moment of truth comes. He prayed and asked for God’s intervention. The woman who enters the picture seems to be an answer to his prayers. When he finds out that she is from Abraham’s family he erupts in these words of relief. Remember, this is long before GPS and detailed address searching. This servant had never been to this part of the world before. He had been told something like, “Look for the big rock that looks like a nose, and then turn left.” He has felt as though he were flying blind. And yet the Lord had not abandoned him. His feeling had betrayed him. The Lord had not left him. In fact, the Lord had been guiding his every step. When you feel alone and abandoned, reach out to the Lord. He is waiting. Sometimes our spouses are not there for us as we need them. Our connection to them seems strained. We question whether they are going to be there for us in the future. Then out of the insecurity we react, often with anger and bitterness, which only drives them further away. Rest secure in the Lord’s love and care. He will never withdraw.
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