The Young Maidens

·      Genesis 24 vs 13 - 28(NKJV) says 13 Behold, here I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. 14 Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, 'Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink'-let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master."

·      15 And it happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. 16 Now the young woman was very beautiful to behold, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up. 17 And the servant ran to meet her and said, "Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher."

·      18 So she said, "Drink, my lord." Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand, and gave him a drink. 19 And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking." 20 Then she quickly emptied her pitcher into the trough, ran back to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. 21 And the man, wondering at her, remained silent so as to know whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.

·      22 So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold, 23 and said, "Whose daughter are you? Tell me, please, is there room in your father's house for us to lodge?"

·      24 So she said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah's son, whom she bore to Nahor." 25 Moreover she said to him, "We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge." 26 Then the man bowed down his head and worshiped the Lord. 27 And he said, "Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master's brethren." 28 So the young woman ran and told her mother's household these things.

   

·      The above passage is about when Abraham instructed his servant to go and find a wife for Isaac in his country among his kindred. Rebekah was the young woman that passed the test that Abraham's servant had set for the girls of the city. She proved herself as a disciplined and well brought up young lady who knew who she was in God. She made her parents proud and through her character, attitude and behaviour, she was found as the most suitable wife for Isaac.

PRAYERS

·       Thank you Lord for all our young maidens, we are grateful to you for their lives.

·      On behalf of our young maidens, we come this morning to repent of every unrighteousness and ask for your mercy in Jesus name.

·      We lift up every young maiden unto you, in our homes, families, communities, churches, schools, neighbourhoods and nations, Lord please keep them and protect them in Jesus name.

·      We beg of you O Lord that you will take every foolishness away from their heart, deliver them from peer pressure, save them from low self-esteem or inferiority complex and grant them an identity in you in Jesus name.

·      As Rebekah was well-behaved and well-mannered, we plead with you Holy Spirit for fresh grace upon parents and carers to raise our young ladies in Jesus name.

·      We pray for our young ladies that Christ will live in and through them and their lives will reflect his glory in character and in attitude in Jesus name.

·      Rebekah showed care, respect, generosity and compassion on Abraham's servant and went ahead to give him and his animals water; Lord let your spirit instruct and direct all our young women in Jesus name.

·      O Lord, help us as parents and carers to nurture these young woman in the admonition and way of the Lord in Jesus name.

·      May our young ladies be as palace pillars adorning your temple in Jesus name.

·      For those that don't have confidence, Lord grant them the understanding of who they are in you. We beg of you, may our young women not fall to the scheme and the deceit of the enemy regarding their identity in Jesus name.

·      O Lord we plead with you today to grant us - parents, carers, relatives' e.t.c the grace and the strength to disciple our young maidens so that revival will burst forth from their lives in Jesus name.

·      Rebekah knew the mind of her parents and what they stood for and was properly informed. Holy Spirit grant our young maidens wisdom, knowledge and understanding as well as the spirit of discernment in Jesus name.

·      We lift them up to you our Father that none of our young ladies will fall victims to false doctrines or be associated with wrong friendships or relationships in Jesus name.

·      Wherever these ones find themselves, they will stand for Christ and Calvary in Jesus name.