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THE RESULTS

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“He slept with Hagar, and she conceived. When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.”              Genesis 16:4 NIV

 

The results of taking matters into our own hands and allowing for a collapse of faith is disastrous. The results are malice, spite, insolence, reproach, scorn, and a haughty spirit. Hagar despised Sarai. She had been misused for Sarai’s own end, and Hagar despised her for it. But there was probably something else as well. When Hagar discovered that she was pregnant, she probably looked upon Sarai with scorn and reproach because Sarai was childless. Hagar must have walked around with a haughty and insulting spirit toward Sarai. Then came jealousy and blaming others: Sarai was now jealous of Hagar and Abram’s relationship. She blamed Abram for the affair (verse 5). Apparently, she felt that Abram was favouring Hagar for he had not stepped in to correct Hagar’s scorn of her. Abram had obviously chosen to favour Hagar because she was bearing the son for whom he had yearned so long. Sarai reacted by appealing to the Lord for help. She called for the Lord to help her, to judge between her and Abram (verse 5). Then there is the result of disturbed relationships, the relationships between Sarai and Hagar and between Sarai and Abram. These are the results of Abram and Sarai taking matters into their own hands. I am sure we can all identify with Abram and Sarai and seen the results when we have taken matters into our own hands experiencing a collapse of faith. The outcome having a huge effect on our personal lives, our family and others. Even in these times the Lord never abandons us.

 

PRAYER THOUGHT

Lord, even when we have a collapse of faith, You do not abandon us.

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Lord, even when we experience a collapse of faith, taking matters into our own hands, You do not abandon us, though we have to live with the results. AMEN

 

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Matthew 18:15-35

 

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