He is your son
He is your son "Regarding your maid's son, be assured that I'll also develop a great nation from him--he's your son too." (Gen. 21.13) As I write this, my heart goes out to all of the children born out of wedlock. Society needs to pay a bit more attention to those incorrectly tagged illegitimate children. But there is really nothing illegitimate about those children, if anything, we have illegitimate parents. Our text tells the story of a child born out of wedlock. A child by Abraham and Hagar, the maid of Sarah. God says to Abraham "he is your son". And that says a lot. If he is your son and he is, that means you have to take responsibility for him. See to his needs and do what a father is supposed to do for his child. As your son, he needs to be provided for, protected, prayed for etc. He is your son. The son did not asked to be brought into this world, but irrespective of that, God has a plan for him. God says that He is s going to develop a great