Genesis 16:2 KJV
And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath
restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I
may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Someone
has said that the more things change the more they remain the same.
Sarai
does what is the typical thing for a human; she credits God with keeping from
her what she wants and devises a plan to get it without God. One would think
that if she was aware it was God who had restrained her she would submit to God
for either His will or His future blessing. Knowing it was God who had kept her
from having this child, should have been sufficient to convince her to trust
God to keep His promises in other ways.
Contriving
plans to get what we want against the plan of God has never led to any good
thing.
God can
restrain but Abraham and Sarah will learn soon, He is as capable of giving as
He is of restraining.
And when
God gives He adds no sorrow with it.
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