{"id":25278,"date":"2026-03-11T17:11:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/rebekah-of-the-bible-an-answered-prayer-for-success\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:19:58","slug":"rebekah-of-the-bible-an-answered-prayer-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/true-stories-of-answered-prayer\/rebekah-of-the-bible-an-answered-prayer-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebekah of the Bible: An Answered Prayer for Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It might be surprising to think that my latest idea for an elevator prayer comes from an old Bible story.<\/p>\n<p>First, what is an elevator prayer? It\u2019s the prayer I make when I\u2019m about to get to work. I\u2019m taking the elevator up to the ninth floor, to our offices, and I have a quiet moment alone. What do I want? What should happen with my day?<\/p>\n<p>I pray this: \u201cMake something good happen for me today\u2026\u201d Or in another version: \u201cGrant me success today.\u201d Right out of Scripture.<\/p>\n<p>It comes from the story about Isaac in Genesis. His <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/true-stories-of-answered-prayer\/sarah-of-the-bible-when-god-makes-you-laugh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beloved mother Sarah<\/a> has died, he\u2019s all of 37 years old, and he needs a wife. <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/how-to-always-be-ready-for-whatever-life-brings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His father, Abraham,<\/a> who is really ancient, says that the perfect woman should be found back in their homeland.<\/p>\n<p>A servant is sent to seek her out, find her and bring her back. Whoever she might be.<\/p>\n<p>You have to pity the servant. Talk about a tough job. How is he to <a href=\"\/node\/72909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find this woman?<\/a> What criteria should he use to evaluate her?<\/p>\n<p>He makes the trip and stops at the well where the women are drawing fresh spring water. He has 10 camels with him, and they surely need drink as much as he does. That\u2019s when he says his prayer: \u201cO Lord, God of my master Abraham, grant me success today, I pray thee\u2026\u201d (Genesis 24:12).<\/p>\n<p>He goes on to acknowledge that the perfect woman will be the one who not only gets water for herself but shares some with him and the thirsty camels. In other words, his criteria isn\u2019t beauty or wealth or family traits. <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/how-one-act-of-generosity-can-change-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s generosity.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just then Rebekah appears. Yes, she\u2019s comely and wellborn, but more importantly, when the lowly servant asks for a drink, she rushes to his aid. Not only that, on her own, she sees the camels and pours water in the trough for them.<\/p>\n<p><em>Grant me success today.<\/em> His prayer is answered.<\/p>\n<p>Later when she is asked if she will return with this man to marry Isaac\u2014a complete stranger\u2014she somehow knows it is her calling. \u201cI will go,\u201d Rebekah says. She goes. Isaac marries her, and he finds comfort from the loss of his mother. She is the wife he is meant to have.<\/p>\n<p>There is <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/bible-resources\/women-in-the-bible\/rebekah-mother-of-jacob-and-esau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a lot more about Rebekah<\/a>. (Wait till we meet her sons Jacob and Esau.) Like so many of the <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/bible-resources\/inspiring-mothers-of-the-bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">characters of the Bible<\/a>, she\u2019s not perfect. Her motives can be mixed. But when called, she goes. When judged, she shows her generosity.<\/p>\n<p>All of it was <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/true-stories-of-answered-prayer\/an-answered-prayer-at-a-mothers-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an answer to that man\u2019s simple prayer<\/a>: Lord God, make something good happen for me today. <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/inspirational-prayers\/the-prayer-that-makes-every-day-a-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grant me success.<\/a> Amen.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It might be surprising to think that my latest idea for an elevator prayer comes from an old Bible story. First, what is an elevator prayer? 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