Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water... [Genesis 21:19]
Hagar - Abraham's concubine, mother of baby Ishmael, borne to Abraham at the request of his wife, Sarah. Then Sarah had her own son, Isaac, and Hagar's presence became a source of annoyance and jealousy. So, Sarah got rid of her. (Abraham agreed to the idea only after God spoke to him.)
Hagar finds herself in the desert with her young son crying. She cast the child under one of the bushes. Then she went, and sat down over against him a good way... for she said, "Let me not look upon the death of the child." Hagar was in utter despair - tired, thirsty and waiting to die.
And then, God spoke to her words of encouragement and opened her eyes. She saw a well of water in front of her. Had it been there the whole time, but she couldn't or wouldn't see it?
Lord, open my eyes on this desert journey. Show me the well of water that you have placed in front of me.
Hagar - Abraham's concubine, mother of baby Ishmael, borne to Abraham at the request of his wife, Sarah. Then Sarah had her own son, Isaac, and Hagar's presence became a source of annoyance and jealousy. So, Sarah got rid of her. (Abraham agreed to the idea only after God spoke to him.)
Hagar finds herself in the desert with her young son crying. She cast the child under one of the bushes. Then she went, and sat down over against him a good way... for she said, "Let me not look upon the death of the child." Hagar was in utter despair - tired, thirsty and waiting to die.
And then, God spoke to her words of encouragement and opened her eyes. She saw a well of water in front of her. Had it been there the whole time, but she couldn't or wouldn't see it?
Lord, open my eyes on this desert journey. Show me the well of water that you have placed in front of me.
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