Hagar - Her Promise

Hagar - Her Promise

A thin young woman sits huddled in the front seat of her car. She covers her ears to block out the sound of her little son as he whimpers with cold in the backseat. Her husband abandoned her and the boy two months before. Left without resources, she was soon turned out of her apartment. The car is now their only home. It has long since seen its last drop of gasoline, and its worn interior provides little protection from the winter winds outside.

This modern-day Hagar is no further from God’s promises than was Hagar herself as she poured out her sorrow in the desert. God sees her heartache, just as he saw Hagar’s. Though you may not be as desperate as Hagar or her modern counterpart, you may have experienced times in your life that made you fear for the future. Whether you are living in a wilderness of poverty or loneliness or sorrow, God’s promises, love, and protection are just as available to you now as they were to Hagar.

Promises in Scripture

I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for you alone, O LORD,
make me dwell in safety.

— Psalm 4:8

My comfort in my suffering is this:
Your promise preserves my life.

— Psalm 119:50

Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
you preserve my life;

you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes,
with your right hand you save me.

— Psalm 138:7