7-3-11 Lesson Summary: Delight in Service and Good Works

Leadership Instruction

“Delight in Service and Good Works”

Sister Pickett

Rebekah

Abraham wanted his son Isaac to marry a woman who would be worthy to receive the blessings that the Lord had promised to Abraham and his children. He asked his servant to go back to Abraham's land of birth and find a worthy wife for Isaac. The servant prayed that the Lord would show him which woman Isaac should have for a wife by having the woman give him a drink of water and offer to draw water from the well for his animals. As he waited at the well, a beautiful young woman named Rebekah offered to get water for him and his animals to drink. The servant then knew this was the woman the Lord wanted him to take back to be Isaac's wife. Rebekah agreed to become Isaac's wife, and she and Isaac were married.

Rebekah “Hastened” to serve Abraham’s servant and went the extra mile and served his camels as well. She didn’t stop and wonder what was in it for her - just just served when asked.

Ruth

When the judges governed Israel there was a famine in the land. Naomi, who lived in Bethlehem, went with her husband and their two sons to the land Moab so they would have food to eat. While in Moab Naomi's husband died, and later her sons married two Moabite women, Ruth and Orpah. When her sons died, Naomi returned to Bethlehem. Orpah stayed in Moab, but Ruth went to Bethlehem with Naomi. Ruth cared for her mother-in-law by gathering leftover grain during the harvest. Boaz, who owned the fields, told Ruth that God would bless her for being kind to Naomi. Boaz married Ruth, and they had a son named Obed, the grandfather of King David. Many years later Jesus Christ was born into the royal family of King David.

Ruth gave up everything to serve her mother-in-law, Naomi. She did all in her power to be sure Naomi was taken care of. She respected the council from her elders.

Challenges

 Pray for opportunities to serve and the ability to see them

 Work on being able to hear that Still Small Voice who leads you to where you need to be

Remember

Mosiah 2:17 - And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.