A Baby, Now!!

“Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.” Genesis 16:1-2

The baby that came into the world through the scenario above was named Ishmael, and this Ishmael was the seed through which Islam was born.

Sometimes God allows us to be in a barren place for a purpose. Perhaps we’re longing for a child, a spouse, a house, a job, a ministry, a new church building, a trip we have always wanted to take. Whatever it is, we have to remember that God has His perfect purposes for these difficult times!

When we go ahead of God, we make babies born in the flesh just like Ishmael. But when we wait for God’s perfectly appointed time, a baby is born in the Spirit.

Our prayer should be that we want the Lord to develop the patience in us that can wait for His perfect will to be done!

We all face hardships and difficult decisions, and, God has given us the power to do things in our flesh to acquire them! I really wish He hadn’t. But let’s give these things to the Lord and allow Him to provide for us in His perfect way and timing.

That way, we will be birthing something special!