The Man Who Attempted To Help God
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren – Gen 16:17
At the age of eighty five years after which Abraham had dwelt in the land (Canaan) for ten years, he felt it was time his son arrived. In his desperation, he heeded Sarah’s advice and went in unto Hagar who bore him a son, Ishmael. Abraham believed it was time to help God.
This man ought to have known that the issue of a son was a deep one. He failed to understand that what was important was from whom the son came, and who gave him. God does not only want the right things done, He wants us to be the vessel of the right things that He is doing.
All Abraham got for his effort was Ishmael. Of him the Scriptures says “…he will be a wild man”. As a result, the world is still suffering from this wrong advice Abraham accepted. You and I know the destruction upon destruction that the descendants of Ishmael are still unleashing upon humanity till date. Perhaps you don't even know who his descendants are.
Are we found in the same situation like Abraham? What wrong advice is the Enemy offering you today? Anything done or received outside God amounts to helping God. And God cannot be helped by mere dust: man (Ps 103:14). The devices of the Enemy are many but we must not be ignorant of them. We need to guard ourselves against sinful suggestions. We must never allow ourselves to be cajoled into doing anything that does not originate from God; no matter how beautiful it may seem.
Are you experiencing marital delay and friends are beginning to suggest a spouse to you? Or are you still jobless after so many years of searching and friends are pointing you to a “cloudy” money spinning business? Watch out! That spouse or business could be another Ishmael in making. “Be not deceived: God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” (Gal 6:7).
May the Lord grant us the grace to wait upon Him for everything.
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