{"id":4636,"date":"2012-12-25T08:03:04","date_gmt":"2012-12-25T14:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wnac.org\/twg\/?p=4636"},"modified":"2012-12-25T08:03:04","modified_gmt":"2012-12-25T14:03:04","slug":"god-hears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnac.org\/twg\/?p=4636","title":{"rendered":"God Hears"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cAnd God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar?\u00a0 fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.\u00a0 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation. And God opened her eyes, and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the drink.\u00a0 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer\u201d (Genesis 21:17-20).<\/em><\/p>\n

First, let me wish you a very Merry Christmas!<\/p>\n

We left off yesterday with Hagar and her son, Ishmael being cast out of Abraham\u2019s household. They begin wandering in the desert of Beer-sheba. Once their provisions were gone, things looked pretty bleak for them. Hagar placed Ishmael in the shade of the bushes and stepped away. She didn\u2019t want to watch her son die in the heat of that desert.\u00a0 She began to cry. God heard the cry of her son. He speaks from heaven to Hagar and reminds her of the promise He had made. He tells her to pick up her son and move on. Scripture tells us how God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water.\u00a0 They would survive.<\/p>\n

You may be going through a fiery trial, feeling parched as you seem to be wandering around aimlessly.\u00a0 Cry out to God.\u00a0 He sees your plight and hears your cries. He stands ready to reach out with His Mighty Hand<\/em> to help you.<\/p>\n

Sue Winchester
\nMissouri<\/p>\n

PRAY TOGETHER: <\/strong>Pray for believers in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> meeting together for special Christmas services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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