GOD WILL FULFIL HIS WORD WITHOUT YOUR HELP
“And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said; and the LORD did unto Sarah as He had spoken.” (Genesis 21:1 KJV)
When God speaks, you need to believe it. The last time I checked, He is relaxed in heaven, laughing, because He has spoken. When God made a promise to Abram, like most of us, he must have thought that it would happen immediately, but as time passed, nothing happened. Soon after, Abram felt like time was running out, but God came to him in a vision in Genesis 15:1 (KJV) and said: “…Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”
Beloved, the Lord will protect you from all evil; always have that in mind because you matter to Him. Abram said, ‘Lord, You made me a promise when I was 75. Many years after, nothing has happened.’ And God took him out, showed him the stars of the sky, and asked him to number them, further stating to Abram, the vast number of descendants he will have.
In chapter 16, this would have been a likely conversation between Sarai and Abram; she must have said to him, “We probably have to make our own luck now, and take our destiny into our hands. I know God said it, but I believe that we stand a much greater chance of having a child through our own arrangement, instead of waiting on God.’ Unfortunately, this is where some believers are; they feel like God needs some help with bringing His word to pass, and want to assist Him. It is interesting to think that mortal, limited man can conceive to give an assist to the immortal, illimitable One. Beloved, God is God; leave Him in His exclusive class.
Sarai’s suggestion of Abram going in to Hagar her Egyptian maid in order to have a child, would have been with the idea that after all is said and done, “child is a child”. However, this was not the case; this was the case of a child of promise, and not one that was gotten by human efforts and collusion. That relationship produced Ishmael. But notice that the birth of Ishmael did not stop the promise of God. When it was the appointed time, God visited Sarah as He had promised. Child of God, it may not look like it now, but wait for it; God’s promise to you will come to pass. It will happen without your help. Keep the faith.
Further Reading: Genesis 16:1-16; Genesis 21:1-8
Daily Bible Reading: Morning- 1 Chronicles 22-24; Evening- John 8:28-59
DAILY CONFESSION
…If it had not been the LORD who was on my side, when men rose up against me: Then they had swallowed me up quick, when their wrath was kindled against me: Then the waters had overwhelmed me, the stream had gone over my soul: Then the proud waters had gone over my soul. Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given me as a prey to their teeth. My soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and I am escaped. My help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. (Psalm 124:1-8)
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Blessed be the Lord, who daily loaded me with benefits, even the God of my salvation. (Psalm 16:6-8, Psalm 68:19)
Every day and in every way I am getting better: spiritually, physically, financially, mentally, morally, and in all my endeavours.
I am called for a purpose; I will fulfill this purpose and I will arrive at God’s ordained destiny for my life. Nothing will cut me short. I will make a formidable impact in my world for the Kingdom. Therefore, I declare that I am a person of integrity, I am spiritually fervent, I am accountable in all I do because I’ve been raised to live the Kingdom Life here on earth.
It is my day of Rest!
