GENESIS 16.8
J.A.F.N.
This is Canaan the promised land as we will easily deduce from
the 17th chapter.
It is possible that
we find time to complain whine and nudge yet we don not understand that we are
in the Canaan of our lives.
Is it that God never
knew?
Was God surprised?
Rather what God
wanted was to draw Hagar’s attention to Jehovah!
This question should
befit your answer/
WHERE ARE YOU IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHERE ARE YOU HEADED TO?
Let us trace what is the
course for all this trouble.
Hagar just acted
kindly and in obedience to the call of her mistress who disparately wanted a
child to continue her linage.
Sarai wanted to cover
her nakedness and save face for lack of children
Amidst this humanly
attempt, this is the result, and what a result for that matter?
But Hagar is not
without blame
Verse 4, she despised
her mistress
And how we quickly
forget?
Sarai in this case
now blames Abram, forgetting she is the same one who did send her husband who
never considered God’s opinion first but just took heed of her wife’s proposal.
The result is a
tragedy!
However amidst all
the revelation, Abram comes out soberly, very maturely with much wisdom and to
Sarai with amazement.
Verse 6 Abram declares:-
› the servant is in
your hands
› Do with her
whatever is best [not good, but best].
›simply put, deal
with her from a superior level.
Let the punishment be
visible enough.
And this is how God
often speaks to most of us.
He makes his promise
we do say AMEN!
After a short delay,
as we very well know and understand delay.
We start sulking,
complaining, refuse to come to church even sabotage the church activities.
Complain of a pastor
who is not performing miracles as other pastors are.
And when things
become elephant, we run back to Jesus.
It is time we
realized that Christ is not those baby dolls we normally see in shops during
Christmas.
Neither is he your
equivalent so that you can proudly do whatever you deem right and them run back
to him
Abram tells Sarai,
consider and undertake the highest level of discipline you might easily think
of.
J.A.F.N
Do you think that
Hagar is wearing a pair of shoe that she fitted herself?
That is food for
thought!
So Sarai strikes and
she does it with venom.
Her decision is
weighty enough and within a few seconds of her pronouncements
a] Hagar is minus a
job, food and a place to sleep
b] With pregnancy,
she is staring at death in her eyes
But praise be to
Jehovah
-He keeps tab on me
-He is the one who
watches over me when there is darkness and the skimmer is at his antics.
My God watches over
me halleluyah!
Hagar is between a
rock and a hard surface
The dessert is a
place of:-
-hopelessness
-lifelessness
Succinctly put
waiting for death to come.
Beloved, where are
you in your life as this word of the lord comes forth this day?
What are you staring
at?
Could it be rent,
fear of retrenchment, finance or relationship gone sour?
What or who is
mistreating you?
Thinking of quitting?
Wait till you hear
about this!
Hager [you and I]
thought the solution was to run away but this never yielded much
Is this what you are
contemplating?
She was wrong. You
are wrong if this is the option you are about to try.
You can run away from
me
Hide from me
And do so many other
things that so you think are working for your good.
However, from God,
that is child’s play
As you are running
remember, He is the one who orders your steps
Kindly be reminded
that you are not the first to attempt this
Hagar tried it
Elijah put his hand
at it
The legendary Jonah also
gave it serious trial and failed miserably.
The list is endless,
but the results are all but similar.
Failure, then total
surrender is the answer.
Then when things are
thick, God comes into the picture.
I am sure even Hagar
herself never expected this
But this is the
nature of my God.
He is Jehovah
Sabaoth- the lord of hosts.
So majestic, splendid
and awesome! Who is like Him?
You know man’s nature
does not like questions
And that is what God
uses to strike
God’s introduction to
Hagar is quite unique.
He does not bother
saying I am Dr. Rev. ABC
Verse 8
Hagar, servant of
Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?
This is the same
question that God is posing to you and I.
What are you running
away from?
J.A.F.N
Who wants to be
reminded of prison when he/she has just been freed from there?
Sounds like the adage
‘from pan to the
frying pan’
Let us move on and
see what unfolds ahead!
As usual, hoping for
reprieve and some sense of acceptance
She opens up
J.A.F.N
Did she even mind who
it was that was speaking to her?
For humans beings are
all too willing to open up to those whom the ‘TRUST’
Verse 8
She answers,
‘I am running away
from my mistress Sarai’.
That might describe
you
May be this is a
similar answer as you are having today
It might be what is
burdening you at this hour and you keep on wondering is there anyone who is
caring enough.
But I have good news
for you.
Forget about your
nudging spouse and sabotaging boss and the suffering they have brought you.
There is one who
first of underwent all you are going through withstanding the scorn and shame
to secure e you and I freedom today.
That man is Jesus and
is too willing to guide you safe an secure.
Trust me he can for
he is loving and caring.
That is why he died
that we should taste death for everyone.
Bwana asifiwe Sana!
You are a child as a
result of his suffering!
Glory to Yahweh!
Now listen and put
these things down for this is the oracle of God.
I am just a mouth
piece, a voice crying out in the outer pace.
The words are the
lord’s.
Despite your
foregoing, starting NOW, first things first,
- Go back to your mistress & submit to her/him
- I will increase your descendants
-Beloved, God is lifting you up, be focused, allow no distractions.
-You are prospering, expanding and growing
-You are soaring in the lord’s blessings
3.
The ‘pregnancy’ you have will yield a son
SON:-inheritance
-growth
-Redemption,
continuation, flourishing or nourishment.
4.
God’s proclamation is disdinct
Rather it is very specific and
to the detail.
Your blessing is specifically
being handled by God himself
Yours is not delegated.
The lord is handling it himself
Sarai calls Him ISHMAEL-the lord who sees me
Ever thought of this?
Where have you come
from and where are you going?
The lord declares. I AM ISHMAEL
THE LORD WHO SEES!!
Time to take action
is now
This is time with the
father.
Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus right
now
Right now come to
Jesus
Come to Jesus right
now
He will save you
He wash you
He will clothe you
He will bless you
And now may the good
lord add blessing to his word Amen!!
Brother
Geoffrey Douglas Otuko
17th February 2011
WHERE HAVE YOU COME
FROM AND WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
GENESIS 16.8
J.A.F.N.
This is Canaan the promised land as we will easily deduce from
the 17th chapter.
It is possible that
we find time to complain whine and nudge yet we don not understand that we are
in the Canaan of our lives.
Is it that God never
knew?
Was God surprised?
Rather what God
wanted was to draw Hagar’s attention to Jehovah!
This question should
befit your answer/
WHERE ARE YOU IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHERE ARE YOU HEADED TO?
Let us trace what is the
course for all this trouble.
Hagar just acted
kindly and in obedience to the call of her mistress who disparately wanted a
child to continue her linage.
Sarai wanted to cover
her nakedness and save face for lack of children
Amidst this humanly
attempt, this is the result, and what a result for that matter?
But Hagar is not
without blame
Verse 4, she despised
her mistress
And how we quickly
forget?
Sarai in this case
now blames Abram, forgetting she is the same one who did send her husband who
never considered God’s opinion first but just took heed of her wife’s proposal.
The result is a
tragedy!
However amidst all
the revelation, Abram comes out soberly, very maturely with much wisdom and to
Sarai with amazement.
Verse 6 Abram declares:-
› the servant is in
your hands
› Do with her
whatever is best [not good, but best].
›simply put, deal
with her from a superior level.
Let the punishment be
visible enough.
And this is how God
often speaks to most of us.
He makes his promise
we do say AMEN!
After a short delay,
as we very well know and understand delay.
We start sulking,
complaining, refuse to come to church even sabotage the church activities.
Complain of a pastor
who is not performing miracles as other pastors are.
And when things
become elephant, we run back to Jesus.
It is time we
realized that Christ is not those baby dolls we normally see in shops during
Christmas.
Neither is he your
equivalent so that you can proudly do whatever you deem right and them run back
to him
Abram tells Sarai,
consider and undertake the highest level of discipline you might easily think
of.
J.A.F.N
Do you think that
Hagar is wearing a pair of shoe that she fitted herself?
That is food for
thought!
So Sarai strikes and
she does it with venom.
Her decision is
weighty enough and within a few seconds of her pronouncements
a] Hagar is minus a
job, food and a place to sleep
b] With pregnancy,
she is staring at death in her eyes
But praise be to
Jehovah
-He keeps tab on me
-He is the one who
watches over me when there is darkness and the skimmer is at his antics.
My God watches over
me halleluyah!
Hagar is between a
rock and a hard surface
The dessert is a
place of:-
-hopelessness
-lifelessness
Succinctly put
waiting for death to come.
Beloved, where are
you in your life as this word of the lord comes forth this day?
What are you staring
at?
Could it be rent,
fear of retrenchment, finance or relationship gone sour?
What or who is
mistreating you?
Thinking of quitting?
Wait till you hear
about this!
Hager [you and I]
thought the solution was to run away but this never yielded much
Is this what you are
contemplating?
She was wrong. You
are wrong if this is the option you are about to try.
You can run away from
me
Hide from me
And do so many other
things that so you think are working for your good.
However, from God,
that is child’s play
As you are running
remember, He is the one who orders your steps
Kindly be reminded
that you are not the first to attempt this
Hagar tried it
Elijah put his hand
at it
The legendary Jonah also
gave it serious trial and failed miserably.
The list is endless,
but the results are all but similar.
Failure, then total
surrender is the answer.
Then when things are
thick, God comes into the picture.
I am sure even Hagar
herself never expected this
But this is the
nature of my God.
He is Jehovah
Sabaoth- the lord of hosts.
So majestic, splendid
and awesome! Who is like Him?
You know man’s nature
does not like questions
And that is what God
uses to strike
God’s introduction to
Hagar is quite unique.
He does not bother
saying I am Dr. Rev. ABC
Verse 8
Hagar, servant of
Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?
This is the same
question that God is posing to you and I.
What are you running
away from?
J.A.F.N
Who wants to be
reminded of prison when he/she has just been freed from there?
Sounds like the adage
‘from pan to the
frying pan’
Let us move on and
see what unfolds ahead!
As usual, hoping for
reprieve and some sense of acceptance
She opens up
J.A.F.N
Did she even mind who
it was that was speaking to her?
For humans beings are
all too willing to open up to those whom the ‘TRUST’
Verse 8
She answers,
‘I am running away
from my mistress Sarai’.
That might describe
you
May be this is a
similar answer as you are having today
It might be what is
burdening you at this hour and you keep on wondering is there anyone who is
caring enough.
But I have good news
for you.
Forget about your
nudging spouse and sabotaging boss and the suffering they have brought you.
There is one who
first of underwent all you are going through withstanding the scorn and shame
to secure e you and I freedom today.
That man is Jesus and
is too willing to guide you safe an secure.
Trust me he can for
he is loving and caring.
That is why he died
that we should taste death for everyone.
Bwana asifiwe Sana!
You are a child as a
result of his suffering!
Glory to Yahweh!
Now listen and put
these things down for this is the oracle of God.
I am just a mouth
piece, a voice crying out in the outer pace.
The words are the
lord’s.
Despite your
foregoing, starting NOW, first things first,
- Go back to your mistress & submit to her/him
- I will increase your descendants
-Beloved, God is lifting you up, be focused, allow no distractions.
-You are prospering, expanding and growing
-You are soaring in the lord’s blessings
3.
The ‘pregnancy’ you have will yield a son
SON:-inheritance
-growth
-Redemption,
continuation, flourishing or nourishment.
4.
God’s proclamation is disdinct
Rather it is very specific and
to the detail.
Your blessing is specifically
being handled by God himself
Yours is not delegated.
The lord is handling it himself
Sarai calls Him ISHMAEL-the lord who sees me
Ever thought of this?
Where have you come
from and where are you going?
The lord declares. I AM ISHMAEL
THE LORD WHO SEES!!
Time to take action
is now
This is time with the
father.
Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus right
now
Right now come to
Jesus
Come to Jesus right
now
He will save you
He wash you
He will clothe you
He will bless you
And now may the good
lord add blessing to his word Amen!!
Brother
Geoffrey Douglas Otuko
17th February 2011
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