The Word 27/01/07: I Have a Destiny …Part 1

Remember Hagar? She is the maidservant of Sarai, Abram’s wife. When Hagar became pregnant with the boy Ishmael, she despised her barren mistress. In return, Sarai mistreated Hagar to the point that Hagar decided to run away.

Genesis 16:8-9
8(The angel of the Lord) said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?”
“I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,” she answered.
9Then the angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.”

Did you ever notice that God ignored Hagar’s objections? “I am running away from my mistress,” she complained. “She mistreats me!” she grumbled. “She abuses me!” she protested.

And what did God do? Did He agree with Hagar that Sarai was a bad person? No. Did He help Hagar to find a new place to stay? No. So what did God do? God gave her a command. “Go back,” He said, “and submit.”

God didn’t want Hagar to be paralysed by her pain. And the same with you, God doesn’t want you to stay with your hurts. He doesn’t want you to nurture your wounds. He doesn’t want you to live with the past. He wants you to move on. Why? Because, just like Hagar, there is a boy on the inside of you … there is a life… there is a great nation… there is a destiny.

Genesis 21:18
“Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”