Religion & Spirituality
After many years of waiting today we read of God fulfilling one of His promises to Abraham. This is a vitally important promise, perhaps the most important, the birth of a son. For we know that through Abraham's offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, the curse brought into the world through sin will be undone. And so there is great rejoicing, but not by all. For this is also the sad account of Ishmael's rejection of God's promises. Even though he had all the evidence he needed that Abraham's God was the true God, he did not want to live for that God. However we also know that the birth of Isaac is not the end of the story. Isaac himself was not the promised seed of Abraham who would reconcile people with God. That would require another son. Another son who would take far longer to come than 25 years. Another son who would cause far greater joy in this world and the world to come. Bible Text: Genesis 21