A FORGOTTEN
MOTHER
GEN 16:7-15
7.) The angel of the LORD found Hagar beside a desert spring along the road to Shur.
8.) The angel said to her, “Hagar, Sarai’s
servant, where have you come from, and
where are you going?” “I am running away
from my mistress,” she replied. 9.) Then the
angel of the LORD said, “Return to your
mistress and submit to her authority.” 10.)
The angel added, “I will give you more descendants than you can count.” 11 And the
angel also said, “You are now pregnant and
will give birth to a son. You are to name him
Ishmael, for the LORD has heard about your
misery. 12.) This son of yours will be a wild
one — free and untamed as a wild donkey!
He will be against everyone, and everyone
will be against him. Yes, he will live at odds
with the rest of his brothers.” 13.) Therafter,
Hagar referred to the LORD, who had spoken to her, as “the God who sees me,” for
she said, “I have seen the One who sees me!”
14.) Later that well was named Beer-lahairoi, and it can still be found between Kadesh
and Bered. 15.) So Hagar gave Abram a son,
and Abram named him Ishmael.
First I would like to say Happy Mother’s
Day to all of you wonderful ladies who are
mothers. This is your special time where
we celebrate you! But in reality, you are
celebrated everyday! Last year we had a
young minister to speak at our church on
Mother’s Day, and she spoke on the above
passage of Scripture.This was a powerful
message and I want to share some key
points of that message with you. It takes
place after Sarah has given her handmaid,
Hagar, over to her husband Abram (who we
know becomes Abraham). But after Hagar
discovers that she had become Pregnant,
she had contempt for Sarah. This caused
Sarah to treat her harshly.Well now Hagar
begins to go through a state of depression,
and she goes out to a desert place where
something amazingly happens to her.
7.) The angel of the LORD found
Hagar beside a desert spring
along the road to Shur.
8.) The angel said to her, “Hagar,
Sarai’s servant, where have you
come from, and where are you
going?” “I am running away from
my mistress,” she replied.
9.) Then the angel of
the LORD said,“Return to your
mistressand submit to her
authority.”
We see in verse 7, that the angel of the
Lord finds her “beside a desert spring”.
How many mothers find themselves in a
desert place because of life’s challenges?
It seems at times that you are all alone
and there’s no one who understands
what you are going through. Well ladies
God knows, and he cares for you! Then
in verse 8, a very profound question
is asked, “Where have you come from
and where are you going?” Sometimes
ladies there are times when you have
contemplated this same question, right?
Your problems can seem so large that
you see no way out! But know this God
is a god that cares for us all! Let’s take
a moment to look at Hagar. Hagar is
the first single parent mentioned in the
Scriptures! And she is the first non Jewish
person that God has spoken to and gives
his blessings to. I know that the Jewish
race is in its infancy stage, but I think
you follow me with this. Now back to the
message.
The end of verse 8 Hagar states that
she was running away from her mistress, Sarah. In verse 8 the angel of the
Lord tells her to return back to Sarah. It
is God that tells us to stop running from
our issues and to face them! The thing is
when we face them in obedience to God,
we don’t face them alone! He is with us
to lead us and guide us in the way we
should go!
trouble today in the Middle East. The
descendants of Ishmael are the Arabs;
they are fighting against the Jews. This
is a battle that will not end until Jesus
returns! 13 Thereafter, Hagar referred to
the LORD, who had spoken to her, as
“the God who sees me,” for she said, “I
have seen the One who sees me!” 14
Later that well was named Beer-lahairoi,
and it can still be found between Kadesh
and Bered. 15 So Hagar gave Abram
a son, and Abram named him Ishmael.
Now Hagar begins to recognize the
Lord God by giving him a special name,
“EL ROI, the God who sees me”, when
Hagar thought that she was all alone.
God reassured her that He was there.
And that he cared. In verse 14, we see
that the place where Hagar was met by
the Lord as been named. And then at the
appointed time Hagar became a Mother.
A mother with a promise from God!
Many women find themselves in desert
places, but know that you don’t have to
remain there. God desires to bless your
lives, will you allow him to? Remember,
you are not forgotten, God knows your
name. I pray that this blesses someone
out there, who maybe in a desert place,
EL Roi sees you, for He is the God who
sees you!
10.) The angel added, “I will give
you more descendants than you
can count.”
11.) And the angel also said, “You
are now pregnant and will give
birth to a son. You are to name
him Ishmael, for the LORD has
heard about your misery.
12.) This son of yours will be a wild
one — free and untamed as a
wild donkey! He will be against
everyone, and everyone will be
against him. Yes, he will live at
odds with the rest of his brothers.”
Verse 10 says that “the angel added.” He
did not just send her back, but the angel sends her back with blessings. When
God sends you back to f