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"The Miracle in the Mundane"\\xa0

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run\\xa0with perseverance\\xa0the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)

Then he prayed, \\u201cLord, God of my master Abraham,\\xa0make me successful\\xa0today, and show kindness\\xa0to my master Abraham.\\xa0See, I am standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. May it be that when I say to a young woman, \\u2018Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,\\u2019 and she says, \\u2018Drink,\\xa0and I\\u2019ll water your camels too\\u2019\\u2014let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac.\\xa0By this I will know\\xa0that you have shown kindness to my master.\\u201d Genesis 24:12-26 (NIV)

Before he had finished praying,\\xa0Rebekah\\xa0came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel\\xa0son of Milkah,\\xa0who was the wife of Abraham\\u2019s brother Nahor.\\xa0The woman was very beautiful,\\xa0a virgin;\\xa0no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again. Genesis 24:12-26 (NIV)

The servant hurried to meet her and said, \\u201cPlease give me a little water from your jar.\\u201d Genesis 24:12-26 (NIV)\\xa0

\\u201cDrink,\\xa0my lord,\\u201d she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink. Genesis 24:12-26 (NIV)

After she had given him a drink, she said, \\u201cI\\u2019ll draw water for your camels\\xa0too, until they have had enough to drink.\\u201d\\xa0So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.\\xa0Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the\\xa0Lord\\xa0had made his journey successful. Genesis 24:12-26 (NIV)

When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka and two gold bracelets\\xa0weighing ten shekels. Then he asked, \\u201cWhose daughter are you?\\xa0Please tell me, is there room in your father\\u2019s house for us to spend the night?\\u201d Genesis 24:12-26 (NIV)

She answered him, \\u201cI am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milkah bore to Nahor.\\u201d\\xa0And she added, \\u201cWe have plenty of straw and fodder,\\xa0as well as room for you to spend the night.\\u201d\\xa0Then the man bowed down and worshiped the\\xa0Lord,\\xa0saying, \\u201cPraise be to the\\xa0Lord,\\xa0the God of my master Abraham,\\xa0who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness\\xa0to my master.\\xa0Genesis 24:12-26 (NIV)

1. Be Diligent

Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,\\xa0because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free. Ephesians 6:7-8 (NIV)

2. Be Courteous

Don\\u2019t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!\\xa0Hebrews 13:2 (NIV)

3. Be Generous