Daily Devotions – Sarah – barren one called to be mother of many nations.

Daily Devotions – Sarah – barren one called to be mother of many nations.

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Genesis 16:1 (NIV)
Hagar and Ishmael
16 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar;

Genesis 17:15-19
15 God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. 16 I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.” 17 Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?” 18 And Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!” 19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

 

Choose one or two key verses from the Scripture reading in Genesis today and do at least one of the following for your chosen verse(s).
A –  Ask questions of the text (Who, what, why, where, when)
– Emphasize certain words as you read the text over & over
I  –  In your own words (paraphrase one or more verses)
O  – Other verses in the Bible that say the same or opposite
U  – Use it; apply the truth from the text in your life

 

Lord, You have a plan that I cannot foresee. Allow me to trust You through all things and in all times especially when Your timing does not match my impatience. Lord, even when I feel worn out and broken, You overcome my weaknesses. Help me to continue to serve You and others as long as I have breath. Amen