Last week’s post featured a woman of the Bible who experienced an amazing miracle of God. If you didn’t get a chance to read it, you’ll find it here.
But Sarah was not the only woman affected by her miracle. Another woman named Hagar wasn’t too excited to see God working through Sarah and providing her long-awaited blessing. And let’s face it; we’ve been there, too. At one time or another, we’ve all watched someone else who seemed to have God’s hand of blessing all over her and wondered if God remembers us at all.
Will God Answer My Prayer?
When we look at another woman and see God working mightily in her life, we may be tempted to question whether He’s forgotten us. Does He care? Is He even hearing me when I pray?
Hagar knew what it was like to question God’s presence in her life, but He hadn’t forgotten. In fact, Sarah’s miracle had a direct connection to the miracle He had planned for Hagar. I love how God connects us all! We may not be able to see it, but God always has everything worked out for our ultimate good.
Hagar often gets overlooked because of her role as a simple servant to Sarah. But when we see Hagar as a mom wanting the best for her child, we can relate to her plea when she didn’t want to see her son suffering.
In the middle of the desert, Hagar cried out to God. They were alone, out of water, and void of any hope for their situation to change. But God saw Hagar and heard Ishmael’s cries (Genesis 21:17).
God provided exactly what Hagar and Ishmael needed.
Hagar’s story reminds us that in our loneliest times, God still sees us and provides what we need to survive. Hagar experienced the miracle of God’s provision.
If you are needing God to provide in some area of your life today, rest assured. He sees you and is working right now to meet that need. Trust in that today. God is the great Provider.
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A portion of this post was taken from Kristine’s article on Crosswalk.com, “10 Women in the Bible Who Experienced a Miracle.”