A camel usually travels in dusty lonely places. It is not a comforttable beast to ride on. In fact, I think if your journey had to be a long camel ride, you would prefer to stay at home.
But Rebekah did not choose to stay at home, and I shall tell you how it happened. She was coming from the well in Mesopotamia years ago, with her pitcher on her shoulder, when a man came running up and asked her for a drink. She let down the pitcher for him at once, and when she saw his camels, she drew water for them to drink also. This was no small task, for a thirsty camel can drink a great deal of water.
Rebekah’s brother then invited the man home, but he would not eat there until he had told why he came. “I am Abraham’s servant,” he said. Then he went on to tell the glories of his master and his master’s son, and how he wished to take Rebekah home with him to be the wife of Abraham’s son, Isaac.
Can you think how Rebekah felt about that? Would she endure a long lonely camel ride, and then live the rest of her life with someone she had never seen before? The servant gave her beautiful gifts of silver and gold and clothing, and was in haste to begin his return journey. But what did Rebekah say?
I am sure there are many Christian boys and girls reading this story, who will answer— “She said, ‘I will go.’” Now here is another question. “Would you like to go to spend eternity, yes, forever and ever, with Someone you have never seen?”
“Yes,” every Christian boy and girl answers. “I would like to spend eternity with the Lord Jesus.”
Yes, dear reader, it may be a long troublesome journey, with pain and loneliness along the way, but we are going to spend eternity with our blessed Lord Jesus. He has already given us wonderful gifts—His forgiveness, God’s righteousness, His salvation and peace, and the Holy Spirit of God to dwell within us.
But some of our readers are not saved. The thought of spending eternity with Jesus does not fill your heart with joy, for you have not accepted His salvation and forgiveness. Here is God’s messenger, through this little paper, asking you if you will accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour. Will you let Him clothe you with the robe of righteousness, and begin your happy journey home to Himself? Make haste, there is no time for delay!
Well, Rebekah reached her journey’s end, and Isaac loved her. And at our journey’s end, dear Christian reader, our blessed Saviour is waiting, better than Isaac, to take us to be with Himself.
ML 06/05/1951