Gen. 21:1-13
Verse one should encourage us. God visited Sarah just as he said and did just what he had promised he would. God is faithful and will always do what he said he would do, but like in Sarah’s case, it is usually not fast enough for us. But it is always the best time. Abraham named his son Isaac which means “laughter; i.e. a mockery”. It was a mockery in the devil’s face and everyone else’s who said it could never happen. But, a woman who was past menapause had a baby and nursed him herself; what a miracle! I’m sure Isaac made them laugh many times. When Isaac was weaned, Abraham threw a party and Hagar made fun of it. I wonder if she got a party when Ishmael was weaned. I’m guessing not. Anyway, Sarah saw her do it which was not good. She went straight to Abraham and told him. Sarah saw this as an opportunity to get rid of any competition of Isaacs for the birthright so she told Abraham to throw them out. (Where was the DHS?) Abraham didn’t want to do this because he loved Ishmael but the Lord spoke to him and told him to do just as Sarah had asked because Isaac was to be the seed that God was calling his own. Ishmael would have his nations also, they just wouldn’t be called the Lord’s people. We don’t understand election because we are such a democratic people, but God doesn’t see everyone the same. He chose to love Jacob and hate Esau even before they were born. He chose who would be his before the foundation of the earth and we really don’t have a choice. The choice we have is how closely we will walk with him. ( Read Rom. 9)
Lord, we trust your choices for our lives even when we don’t understand them.
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