Waiting, Beside the Fountain
Tony Lopez
July 16, 2023
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Genesis 24: 9-14 (NLT)
9 So the servant took an oath by putting his hand under the thigh of his master, Abraham. He swore to follow Abraham’s instructions.
10 Then he loaded ten of Abraham’s camels with all kinds of expensive gifts from his master, and he traveled to distant Aram-naharaim. There he went to the town where Abraham’s brother Nahor had settled.
11 He made the camels kneel beside a well just outside the town. It was evening, and the women were coming out to draw water.
12 “O LORD, God of my master, Abraham,” he prayed. “Please give me success today, and show unfailing love to my master, Abraham.
13 See, I am standing here beside this spring, and the young women of the town are coming out to draw water.
14 This is my request. I will ask one of them, ‘Please give me a drink from your jug.’ If she says, ‘Yes, have a drink, and I will water your camels, too!’—let her be the one you have selected as Isaac’s wife. This is how I will know that you have shown unfailing love to my master.”
Bilingual
Genesis 9:13a
Aquí me tienes (HERE YOU HAVE ME)
a la espera (WAITING)
junto a la fuente (BESIDE THE FOUNTAIN)
Here you have me, waiting, beside the fountain.
(Genesis 9:13a)
It’s hard to wait
Because the outcome of the process determines the next steps.
Because not knowing gives us a sense of pause / being stuck
Because humans crave certainty
7 Keys, as we wait upon the Lord.
Key #1
Genesis 24:12
“O LORD, God of my master, Abraham,” he prayed. “Please give me success today, and show unfailing love to my master, Abraham.
Key# 1: Pray,
Prayer develops your Faith and Hope.
Hebrew 11:1
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrew 11:1 (Bilingual)
La Fe es la certeza de lo que se ESPERA
Faith is the assurance of the things we are WAITING FOR
Hope/Esperanza (Espera = to wait)
Jeremiah 29:11
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Key #2
Genesis 24:10
He took with him ten of Abraham’s camels loaded with samples of the best of everything his master owned and journeyed to Iraq, to Nahor’s village.
11 There he made the camels kneel down outside the town, to rest beside a spring…
Key #2: Cast your Burdens and Rest
Psalm 55:22
Give your burdens to the LORD,
and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
Key #3
Genesis 24:11
There he made the camels kneel down outside the town, to rest beside a spring.
Among the gifts he had many jewels and valuable clothing.
52 When Abraham’s servant heard these words, he knelt down before the Lord until his forehead touched the ground.
Key # 3: Humble Yourself
1 Peter 5:6-7
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Key #4
Genesis 24:21
Meanwhile, Abraham’s servant watched her in silence, to see if the Lord had crowned his journey with success.
Key #4: Make Silence
Psalm 37:7
Be silent before the LORD,
and wait patiently for Him to act.
Key #5
Genesis 24:21
Meanwhile, Abraham’s servant watched her in silence, to see if the Lord had crowned his journey with success.
Key #5: See and Listen
Psalm 85:8
I will listen carefully to what God the LORD is saying,
for He speaks peace to his faithful people.
Key #6
Genesis 24:54-56
54 Then they ate their meal, and the servant and the men with him stayed there overnight.But early the next morning, Abraham’s servant said, “Send me back to my master.”
55 “But we want Rebekah to stay with us at least ten days,” her brother and mother said. “Then she can go.”
56 But he said, “Don’t delay me. The LORD has made my mission successful; now send me back so I can return to my master.”
Key #6, New Strength
Isaiah 40:30-31
30 Young men get tired and need to rest.
Even young boys stumble and fall.
31 But those who wait upon the LORD will become strong again.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
They will run and not get weak.
They will walk and not get tired.
Key #7
Genesis 24:26
The man bowed low and worshiped the LORD. 27 ”Praise the LORD, the God of my master, Abraham,” he said. “The LORD has shown unfailing love and faithfulness to my master, for he has led me straight to my master’s relatives.”
Key # 7: Be Grateful and Worship
Psalm 52:9
Oh God, I will always thank you for what you have done; I will wait on before your faithful people, because You are good.
Psalm 42:11
Why am I going to get discouraged? Why would I be worried? I have put my hope in God, whom I will still continue to praise. He is my God and Savior!
Psalm 71:14
But I will wait at all times, and I will praise you more and more.
John 4:13-14
13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again,
14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a fountain of water that springs up to eternal life.”
Revelation 21:6
He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.
Here you have me, waiting, beside the fountain.
(Gen 9:13a)
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