Friday 8 July 2016

Also @promiseseeker

Sometimes we are so focused on getting our 'promise' from God that we take matters into our own hands. We think that we have to orchestrate things to bring about fulfilment of the promise. But actually, in steaming ahead and making it our responsibility to fulfil the promise we can end up creating chaos, or causing damage, or even delaying the very thing we were reaching for.

 

Abraham and Sarah didn't wait for God to fulfil the promise of children. They took the responsibility of creating offspring themselves and so Abraham had a child with Sarah's slave Hagar.

 

When we make mistakes or try to 'be God' in our own world, when we make a mess of things God says "Do not be so distressed…" God says that he will "also" make a nation out of Hagar's son because he is Abraham's also.

 

Also - in addition, on top of, as well… God doesn't take away from the promise but He extends it to cover our mistakes. He adds in, he gives the promise ALSO to those that don't technically deserve or qualify.

 

And that's grace. That's the same for us too. We ALSO get the promises.

 

#also #genesis #letgodbeincharge #donttakeitintoyourownhands #trustgod

 #promise21

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