Morning Tea

MORNING TEA. THE WORD
FOR TODAY
TUESDAY MAY 7, 2019.
"ENCOURAGEMENT FOR SINGLE PARENTS"
“Lift the boy up and take him by the hand…for I will
make him…great.”
Genesis 21:18 NIV
WHEN YOU read the story of Hagar and her son
Ishmael, you realize how much God cares about
single parents. Although Abraham was Ishmael’s
father, he sent the boy and his mother away without
child support: “[He] took some food and a skin of
water …gave them to Hagar…and…sent her off…She
went on her way and wandered in the desert” (v. 14
NIV). In many ways Hagar typifies those who walk
through the desert of past mistakes, shame,
abandonment, and fear of starting over. The Bible
tells us when “the water in the skin was gone, she
put the boy under one of the bushes. Then she…
sat…about a bowshot away [50-60 feet], for she
thought, ‘I cannot watch the boy die.’ And…she
began to sob.” (vv. 15-16 NIV). As a single parent
you may be tired and lonely. Humanly speaking,
you’ve done the best you can with what you have,
but you’ve nothing left to give. The good news is
God’s divine resources are inexhaustible: “He gives
strength to the weary and increases the power of
the weak” (Isaiah 40:29 NIV). “God heard the boy
crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from
heaven…‘Lift the boy up…I will make him…great’…
Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of
water” (Genesis 21:17-19 NIV). God loves your
child even more than you do, and when you turn to
Him, He’ll show you a “well of water” you never
knew existed. He has plans for your children, so
encourage them and lift them up. The God who
made Hagar’s child “great” can do the same for
yours!
Soul Food Reading : Num 32: 25 - 33: 56, Mark 5:
11-20, Ps 44: 17-26, Pro 11: 12-13. Courtesy Grace
So Amazing Foundation