Daily Devotional, Genesis Chapter 21, 22
2 Sons, 2 Directions
In these passages for today we see two interesting stories, one of a son
born to the slave woman Hagar, Ishmael, and another born to the wife, Sarah,
Isaac. Abraham was the father of both.
Despite Sarah encouraging Abraham earlier on to have relations with Hagar, in
order to have a son, I've always thought she had some jealousy issues, from the
fact that a firstborn son was born and then encouraging Abraham to get rid of
the slave woman and the son to insure that her son gets everything when the
time comes. God however knows that Ishmael is still the son of Abraham and is going to honor him.
While the honors won't quite be the same, God still sees to it that Hagar and
Ishmael are taken care of and that they are worthy of recognition and reward.
In many ways this is where much of the conflict between Jews and Muslims
originated. Unfortunately, today people still see little value in each other
just as during this time. Yet, God still sees the true story. He knows the
history and will honor those who deserves to be honored. God will not abandon
those He loves.
We will, just as Abraham via Sarah, face issues that could have us doing the
wrong thing, based out of jealousy, hate, misunderstanding and so forth. Yet,
God as mentioned above knows the truth. So many times we as individuals are
caught up in conflict, yet, we must remember, God will do what is right.
Instead of going through life placing blame, sometimes it may be a good idea to
try and understand where people are coming from and why they are in the
situation they are. God loves. It is our actions, our lack of faith, just as it
was in the case of Abraham and Sarah that leads to issues coming about. In the
long run, Abraham shows God that it is to God that his ultimate love is shown
to. While it was a hard lesson and temptation, Abraham came through. I can only
imagine if Sarah had known of what God's test for Abraham would have been. The
angels where there the whole time but the test was still challenged Abraham's
faith and in the end, that faith won out.
As we go through life we need to understand and follow God and his direction,
even in the hard things. In the process though, try to understand the other
parties involved in our decisions. Don't hold grudges or place blame especially
for the conflicts we take part in
creating.
To see Genesis Chapter 21 and 22 Click the following link:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+21%2C+22&version=CEV
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