Love, Grace and Mercy

“And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking. Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son. And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.”

In Matthew 7: 6 the Lord Jesus Christ said, “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.” There are some things that are precious to the Christian or, in this case, to the Lord’s chosen people. These precious things must always be treated as sacred and never treated with contempt. In this case the son born after both Abraham and Sarah suffered a crisis in hope was mocking the special son, specifically promised by God in order to keep the promise of the deliverer. Sarah was quite right in insisting that the promised son be treated with due respect for there was the possibility that the other son would usurp the position that rightly belonged to Isaac. She dealt speedily to ensure that the foreign son didn’t do damage to the promised son. However, the Lord remained faithful to Abraham and to His promise, the promise He made on the day that sin entered into the world. There are many times when God is the only One who can balance all the promises and still bring good without any compromise. Praise God for His great wisdom that is always tempered with love, grace and mercy.

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