The Word & My Wilderness: Ishmael In His Wilderness

THE WORD AND MY WILDERNESS

Hagar and Ishmeal in the Wildernesss

Genesis 21:17, 18

1. God will meet you in your wilderness of .

(To cast aside someone or something; To refuse)

Verse 9, 10

But Sarah saw Ishmael—the son of Abraham and her Egyptian servant Hagar—making fun of her son, Isaac. 10) So she turned to Abraham and demanded, “Get rid of that slave woman and her son. He is not going to share the inheritance with my son, Isaac. I won’t have it!”

2. God will meet you in your wilderness of .

(To be separated from others; All by yourself)

Verse 14

So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar’s shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba.

3. God will meet you in your wilderness of .

(To lose hope or feel helpless)

Verse 15, 16

When the water was gone, she put the boy in the shade of a bush. 16) Then she went and sat down by herself about a hundred yards away. “I don’t want to watch the boy die,” she said, as she burst into tears.

Discussion Questions:

1. What wilderness are you experiencing?

2. What are your plans for coming out of your wilderness?

3. How will you be sensitive to the Holy Spirit talking and leading thru your wilderness?