And God was with the lad

“And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.”

Hagar could look forward to  a life of servitude as Sarah’s maid but she was forced to leave her place of security. We can tell that she was working to establish herself in a strong position through her son because Sarah wanted to force her away so that Ishmael wouldn’t compete with her son. Change is always hard for us to face but we need to accept change in our lives and use them as opportunities to grow in our service for the Lord. In this section we see that Hagar prospered after she was forced to leave the security of Abraham’s home. She reached the place where she understood that she could do nothing without God and cast herself entirely upon the Lord and then He acted in her life. She became a free woman who was supported by her free son and they built themselves a new life. This can also be true of every person who is willing to leave their security and trust the Lord entirely.

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