“Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar.” Genesis 16:1 NIV
The Bible tells us that Hagar was an Egyptian. She is part of the possessions or baggage that Abram brought back with him from his sinful journey into Egypt, Genesis 12:10-20. Had he never journeyed to that country, there would have been no Hagar to marry! He is still reaping the harvest he sowed in Egypt! We never go into sin and come out clean! There is always some reminder, some evidence that we were there! That is the Law of Sowing and Reaping (Galatians 6:7-8.) Genesis 15:1-6 told us the story of the Lord’s great promise to Abram. When the promise was given, Abram reacted in faith, but as time has gone by, Abram has begun to doubt. He, along with Sarai, decided that the Lord needed help in fulfilling His promise. After all, the Lord only said that Abram would father a son; He didn’t say by whom he would father that son! It is my conviction that doubt towards the Word and promises of the Lord accounts for more of our troubles than any other single thing. We can read what He has promised us, but when the promise isn’t fulfilled immediately, we begin to doubt and try to find a way to make it happen ourselves. When will we ever learn that our Lord always keeps His Word, Hebrews 6:18; Romans 4:21; Psalm 119:89. Our Lord is a Lord of order, and He doesn’t run on our schedule. We needed a Saviour for 4,000 years before He came, but God sent Him “in the fulness of time”, Galatians 4:4 and our Lord doesn’t need our help to accomplish His will, Psalm 50:12.
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord, lead us to surrender our baggage and doubts to You.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, we surrender our baggage and doubts to You, so that we will not run ahead of Your plans for our lives and end up in a place where You did not want us to be. AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
Matthew 17:14-23
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