ISAAC’S SEED
Third
of nine devotions in Incarnation Parallel
Bible Study series
Genesis
17:19, Matthew 1:2
Genesis
17:19: “Then God said, ‘Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you
will call him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting
covenant for his descendants after him.’”
Abraham had just asked about his son
Ishmael before God cut to the chase about Isaac. “Yes,” God said about Ishmael. “And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him
fruitful and greatly increase his numbers.
He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great
nation.” (Genesis 17:20).
Verse 21 continued with Isaac. “But My
covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear you by this time
next year.” Emphasis mine. Sarah couldn’t
wait for her own child. (She was in her
nineties). So, she wanted to “help” God
deliver on His promise. People still do
this today, and make a mess of things.
When Sarah gave her maid Hagar to Abraham, she thought that any child
from their union would be hers. WRONG! Ishmael was never Sarah’s child.
Sigh.
God doesn’t need human help! God was as clear as He could be. Yes, He’d bless Ishmael, but His covenant would be with Isaac. Please remember Hagar the next time you want
to help God make good on a promise. Then get out of God’s way.
The above paragraphs illustrate how
patient God is with His kids. Abraham
wanted God’s best for Ishmael’s future (a child who was NOT in God’s
plan). God was trying to assure Abraham
that Ishmael would be okay…but I’m talking to you about Isaac—a son that you’ll
have with your wife Sarah!
Get with the program Abraham!
Isaac was always in the line of God’s
plan from whom His Son Jesus would arrive.
Isaac is the second in God’s trilogy of Patriarchs. You also were in God's plan. You’re mentioned in Genesis 17:7: “I will establish My covenant as an
everlasting covenant between Me and you [Abraham] and your descendants after
you for generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants
after you.”
Take
Home Nugget
Abram
became Abraham and Sarai became Sarah in Genesis, chapter seventeen. The difference between the spellings and
pronouncements is the letter “h”. Just
as God breathed life into Adam (Genesis 2:7), He breathed the Holy Spirit into
Abraham and Sarah, designated by the letter “h”.
How else could a couple over ninety
years of age become parents? Remember
that it was the Holy Spirit who brought Jesus to Mary (Matthew 1:18).
Thank
You, God, for my ALWAYS being in Your plan!
J.D.
Griffith
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