Aimless wanderings

Aimless wanderings 

"So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a bottle of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulders, and he sent her and the youth away. And she wandered on [aimlessly] and lost her way in the wilderness of Beersheba. (Gen.20.14 AMP)

The one thing amongst others that we see consistent in the life of Abraham is the alacrity with which he obeys God. Once he hears from God, he does not dilly dally, he is quick to obey. 

Case in point, God tells him to circumcise every male in his home, they were promptly circumcised. God tells him to sacrifice Isaac, he does not debate the matter with God, he was forthright. And in our text, God tells him to send the child and mother away, yet again, he does not hesitate. 

God help me to be quick to obey you as I ought. 

Few things we learn from our text:

Quick response:  Abraham responded swiftly to God's instructions. Once he ascertains it, he does not hold back. Do you hold back? 

Provision of food for the road: he did not abdicate his responsibility to the mother and child. He made provision for them on their journey. Are you responsible? 

Wandered aimlessly: the woman wandered aimlessly in the wilderness until they lost their way and ran out of supplies. I think it was her aim to end it all, for herself and the boy in the wilderness. But God's got other plans. When they ran out of supplies, God heard the cry not of the woman but of the boy and made provision. It is not over until God's plan prevails and it will, until then, no aimless wandering. 

Good day,
Have a great day today, 
Emmanuel Okoro, 
(aka Mr. Lift) 

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