- Genesis 21 Daily DEVO The Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did to Sarah as he had promised. Genesis 21:1 – The message is simple today, God does what He says He’ll do. For Sarah and Abraham God promises them that even in their old age they would have a child. Now as crazy as that sounded to them and as unbelievable as it was to those around them, we see God coming through for them just like He said He would. Know that the same God that came through for them is the same God that is promising to come through for you as well. He hasn’t changed and He wants you to believe that He’s good on His promises. God’s timing may be different than your’s and His ways of coming through different than you expected, but He comes through in the very best way possible for you. Trust how He chooses to come through and trust He will come through for you because our God keeps His Word. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 501
- Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink. Genesis 21:19 – Was the well miraculously made by God in that moment or did Hagar just not see it until this time? Scripture doesn’t clearly tell us, but what we do see is that it was God who opened her eyes to the life saving water. Without God’s help, she was ready to die and to have her son die too. But God, who is demonstrating here His readiness to help us, opened her eyes to the very provision she needed. God is ready to lean into your time of need and provide as well. Be willing to lift your voice to Him for help and be open to however God chooses to direct your eyes. In Hager’s story he could have refilled her water bottle, had a traveler pass by with water, or even a donkey bring her water. God meets our needs in ways sometimes we aren’t expecting. God may choose to open your eyes to a well when you were looking for a donkey carrying water. Be open then to God providing in His ways that look different than your ways. There is no reason for you to die next to a well of water all because you are waiting for that donkey to come by. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1825
- So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. Genesis 21:14 – The promised by God son Isaac was finally born to Abraham and Sarah, about 25 years after the promise was made. What we see taking place in our verse is Sarah telling Abraham to send Hagar (the servant women he had a baby with because they took matters into their own hands instead of trusting God) and the child Ismael away. Abraham does as Sarah, and the Lord, said to do, and he casts off these two and sends them into the desert. Note that while a harsh move, God provides for and blesses still Hagar and the boy, but still why would God even command Abraham to do something like this? It’s because this is how we should always handle the sinful things in our life, a complete and total casting away. What Abraham did with Hagar was all-around sinful for it displayed a lack of trust in the Lord, a lack of leadership, and a lack of faith in God’s promises. What was birthed from this situation was sin, and God is now calling Abraham to cast far away his sin. Know today this same command is being given to us. Whatever sinfulness is in our life still, God is telling us to send it packing into the desert. It is not to remain on the sidelines, nor in the closet, nor as something you only visit just every great while. As God reveals such sinful things that are still remaining within your story, lean on the Lord for help to finally set them aside. Embrace the holy life He created you to live. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2827
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