1 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 2 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 (Genesis 16:1-2).
Any doubts about the human frailty and sin of Abraham and Sarah should be dispelled in these verses. They got inpatient with God. And as human often do when they get inpatient with God, they act. When they act they act according to their will and their ideas. They did what seemed like a good idea to them. But God in His infinite wisdom knows what is best and it is according to His timing and will that we are to wait upon. As good of a people as Abraham and Sarah were, they still lacked the eternal perspective and future understanding of God. The bottom line here is; wait upon the Lord. For if God promises, the promise is sure to occur.
Any doubts about the human frailty and sin of Abraham and Sarah should be dispelled in these verses. They got inpatient with God. And as human often do when they get inpatient with God, they act. When they act they act according to their will and their ideas. They did what seemed like a good idea to them. But God in His infinite wisdom knows what is best and it is according to His timing and will that we are to wait upon. As good of a people as Abraham and Sarah were, they still lacked the eternal perspective and future understanding of God. The bottom line here is; wait upon the Lord. For if God promises, the promise is sure to occur.
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