DCLM Sincere Milk 2 April 2022 — Blessing is near you
DCLM Sincere Milk 2 April 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Blessing is near you
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TOPIC: THE BLESSING IS NEAR YOU
BIBLE TEXT: GENESIS 21:14-19
14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
KEY VERSE: “And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink” (Genesis 21:19).
MESSAGE
Hagar was a servant of Sarah who had a son for Abraham named Ishmael. When Isaac the promised child was born, God instructed Abraham to send Hagar and Ishmael away. This was to allow His covenant to be fulfilled through the lineage of Isaac. However, God did not forsake Hagar and Ishmael because He is a loving and faithful God. Hagar did not fully understand who the God of Abraham is, neither did she trust Him. On her journey in the wilderness, she was confronted with a serious need. There was no water to give to her baby.
Hagar became sad and confused. Her problem so blinded her eyes that she could not see the well of water that was very close to her. Then the voice of the angel from heaven came to point out the solution to her problems. God heard the cry of the child and responded with love and care. Hagar saw the well of water and her problems were solved. Whatever you are going through in life – be it sickness, academic failure, rejection, fear of the unknown, persecution, bed-wetting, bad dreams, etc., you do not need to continue in your suffering. The solution to all problems is very close to you.
All you need is to handover all your problems to God through consistent prayer and faith in God’s word. There are enough promises in the Bible to match all the challenges that come your way. Trust in the Lord, your blessing is near you.
PRAYER: Lord, open my eyes to see and enjoy Your provisions all around me.
FURTHER READING: Psalm 23:1-6
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
