Bible in a Year - Women’s Thematic Reading Plan | Day 13 

JANUARY 13 / Day 13 

Rebekah: Willing to Go Far 

📖  Genesis 24:28-67 

A Minute of Grace

Genesis 24:28-67 records how Abraham’s servant comes into Rebekah’s household and explains in detail how the Lord led him to meet her. The whole passage is filled with God’s careful preparation: the servant’s prayer, Rebekah’s appearance, her family’s recognition of the Lord’s hand, and finally Rebekah’s own response.

Rebekah was not simply carried away without a voice. The Scripture specifically records that her family called her and asked, “Wilt thou go with this man?” And she said, “I will go.” Her answer was short, but it revealed a heart ready to respond in faith. She was willing to leave her familiar home, her family, and her known surroundings, and step toward a future she had not yet fully seen.

Today’s theme, “Willing to Go Far,” is not only about physical distance. It is about moving forward in faith. Sometimes God calls us to leave behind old securities and enter a new season. Sometimes He leads us to release control and learn deeper trust. Sometimes He uses prayer, circumstances, godly counsel, and spiritual confirmation to show us that although the road ahead is unknown, we are not walking without Him.

Rebekah’s response reminds us that true faith is not only recognizing God’s guidance. It is also being willing, at the right time, to say, “Lord, I am willing.”

Whispers for the Heart

1 When Rebekah heard everything the servant shared, she faced a significant decision: to leave her familiar home and go toward an unknown future. Is there an area in your life where God may be leading you to move forward? What is your greatest hesitation?

2 Rebekah’s answer was simple: “I will go.” This reminds us that faith does not always wait until every detail is clear. Sometimes, after seeing God’s leading, faith takes the next step. Are you waiting for complete certainty before you obey God?

3 Rebekah’s journey was not a blind adventure. It was a response shaped by God’s preparation, prayer, testimony, and confirmation. When you make important decisions, are you willing to seek God’s will through prayer, Scripture, wise counsel, and the confirmation of circumstances?

As you read Genesis 24:28-67 today, let Rebekah’s story help you reflect on your own response to God. When His leading becomes clear, are you willing to move from observation to obedience, from fear to trust, and from hesitation to commitment?

Take a quiet moment before you begin. Bring your fear of the unknown, your anxiety about change, and your struggle to surrender before the Lord. Then enter today’s Scripture with an open heart.

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🪕 Response Hymn: Here I Am, Send Me 

Genesis 24 ( KJV)

28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.

29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.

30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.

31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him.

33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant.

35 And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

36 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.

37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

38 But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

40 And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:

41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master's son.

45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.

48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.

49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the Lord hath spoken.

52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.

53 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.

54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.

55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.

56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.

57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.

58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.

60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.

63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.

64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.

65 For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.

67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.

🪕 Response Hymn: Here I Am, Send Me 

💡 Closing Thought · Courage to Walk the Road God Prepares 

As we finish Rebekah’s story today, we see that faith is not only quiet waiting. Faith also includes a courageous response when God’s leading becomes clear. Rebekah said, “I will go,” not because she had mastered every detail of the future, but because she recognized a road God had prepared.

As you close this page and return to your own life, perhaps you too are standing at a crossroads. You may feel both hope and uncertainty, desire and hesitation. Remember this: God never asks you to go forward without Him. When He calls you to move, He goes before you. When He leads you to leave something behind, His presence goes with you.

May today’s Scripture remind you that faith is not the absence of fear. Faith is placing your hand in God’s hand even while you are afraid. Commitment does not mean knowing every answer. It means following the faithful Lord one step at a time. Wherever God is inviting you to respond today, may you be able to say, gently and firmly, “Lord, I am willing.”

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