Pearls from the Bible 69

The birth of a child is very special in every family. When we consider Sarah's life, she had to wait a long time for Isaac to be born. In the meantime, she made a series of mistakes, such as giving Hagar to Abraham and treating Hagar very badly. Eventually, Hagar left. However, God remained faithful to His promise to Abraham. God told Abraham, "As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation" (Genesis 17:20). God saw Hagar and gave her a promise to make the child a great nation. Sarah solely depended on her own understanding of the situation and took decisions. It was not a decision which came out of faith in God. Those were series of decision came from that which is exactly opposite to trusting n God.

How are we reacting while waiting for God to fulfill the promises He gave us, be it regarding a job, a child, etc.? Let us learn from Sarai that we can only bring trouble by trying to plan something using our own knowledge to fulfill God's promises. Let us wait and let God work to fulfill His word.

Dear God, strengthen our faith as we wait for You to fulfill Your promises to us. May we never follow our hearts and their ways, bringing unnecessary trouble. May we patiently wait for You. We confess that even though we wait long for You, You will fill us with joy by fulfilling Your promises, for You are a faithful God. In Jesus' name, we thank. Amen.