Bible Verse of the Day: Genesis 16:11-12 (New American Standard Bible)
11The angel of the LORD said to her further, "Behold, you are with child, And you will bear a son; And you shall call his name Ishmael, Because the LORD has given heed to your affliction. 12"He will be a wild donkey of a man, His hand will be against everyone, And every one's hand will be against him; And he will live to the east of all his brothers."
Random Thoughts: Remember the song about "Father Abraham"? (Maybe I will never grow up, but I love the children's songs!) Bruce Raley used to tirelessly sing that song through all the verses and all the actions. Just watching him sing it with the kids made me tired. The kids loved it and the parents liked the fact the kids were worn out! I think the teachers did, too.
The thought of the song is that we are brothers and sisters coming from the same father. As God promised Hagar in Gen 16, her son and descendants would be rebels to the other son, Issac and his descendants. Two thousand years after the cross, we are still rebels with each other.
Why couldn't God just make Sarah and Hagar not be jealous of each other, the boys would have grown up as happy siblings, all be it the ages were vast, and we all could live happily ever after!
If there wasn't conflict still today, just think of how much money the American government would not be spending on military warfare. Think how far that money could go towards Americans in poverty. Think of how much less bitterness there would be in the world. Why didn't God just make it easy for us.
My thought is, God wanted us to be independent free thinkers who could take care of ourselves in any situation. Learning how to defend God and ourselves is a great testimony for the Lord. It proves who were are and God is giving us a chance to be "pleasing unto Him" in our deeds and our actions.
Until tomorrow,
Still working on that "peace" thing,
Vera
"Father Abraham"
Father Abraham had many sons
Many sons had Father Abraham
I am one of them
And so are you
So let's just praise the Lord!
(unknown)
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