Monday, February 3, 2014

HOLY RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN

Turn with me to the book of Genesis.............let's see...........ummm............Chapter 16...........
Shout Hallelujah when you are there..............Let's begin to read from.........ummm..........Verse 1 and let's stop after Verse 6
Now Verse 7 says:  But the Angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness on the road to Shur.
In other words...........God found Hagar by a WELL..........Hagar was treated harshly and unfairly so she ran to the well..............
Today, I am asking you to examine yourself...........Have you ever been in such a place?...........................................................
You cry out to God and He says Verse 9.......................... Go back to your mistress and [humbly] submit to her control.
God says I see your persecution. I see your suffering. I see  your hurt that is why your Daddy is going to....................................
Verse 10........................ multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be numbered for multitude.
And God is going to give that blessing a name: 
Verse 11............... Ishmael [God hears], because the Lord has heard and paid attention to your affliction.............. Hallelujah!
But we find a warning in Verse 12............But Verse 13.............. Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the Lord, who had spoken to her. She said, “You are El Ro' i (the God who sees me.”)She also said, “Have I truly seen the One who sees me?” The answer is found in Verse 14:  So that WELL was named Beer-lahai-roi (which means “well of the Living One who sees me”). 
So whatever you might be going through.............. Whatever hurt............................Whatever pain...........................................
Remember you can always go to Beer-lahai-roi which Verse 14........can still be found between Kadesh (Holy) and Bered (Hail).
Yes, God is the One who sees you...............Yes, God sees what you are going through...................................And Yes, God cares
And you can find your blessing between  Holy Rain and Freezing Rain..........................................between Issac and Ismael.
You will find your blessing in the midst of your flight (Hagar).................................God will meet you at Beer-lahai-roi.

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