Genesis 16:2
New International Version

So, she said to Abram, “The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.” Abram agreed to what Sarai said.

Your Encouragement  

Please, do not do it!

Though Abraham stumbled here, do not be like him. The Holy Spirit has recorded it for our caution (1 Cor. 10:11). Wait for the One who has promised. He is El Shaddai – God Almighty. There is nothing He cannot do. He is the Immutable God—He does not change. He deals faithfully with His people. He will be faithful to His promise.

So, wait for Him!  

Does it seem like an eternity for Him to fulfill what He has promised you? Is it the salvation of a loved one you have been praying for and expecting? Remember 2 Peter 3:9,  

“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead, he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”  

Then consider how God reckons time, “A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night” (Psalm 90:4) and wait.  

He told Habakkuk that the revelation was for an appointed time and would not prove false. Though it may linger, God told him to wait for it, for it will certainly come and will not delay (Habakkuk 2:3).  

The waiting period may try your patience, but it builds your faith and confidence in Christ.  

You are in God’s training program—His Boot Camp. So, be strong and courageous, and wait for the appointed time (Is. 40:31).

Shalom.

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