How is life in the desert like? It is certainly not like life having dessert. But you can end up enjoying so much blessings like milk and honey which are as good as dessert. The impression of desert life is dry, waterless, lifeless and totally empty. Yet in such estate, is God there?
In reading the account of the famous stories of children in the Bible, we came across the life story of the abandonment of Hagar and Ishmael in the desert. Being asked to leave the comfort lifestyle in the household of Abraham, Hagar and the boy ran out of water in the desert. She left the boy alone and walked away, unable to bear the sight of her boy dying of thirst.
But God heard the boy's crying as recorded in the Bible in Genesis 21. God spoke with Hagar. God comforted Hagar. God encouraged Hagar. God provided for Hagar and the boy. God opened the eyes of Hagar to see the well of water.
So did they leave the desert after that incident? No they didn't. They lived in the desert. The account records that God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and learned to shoot with a bow.
Are you experiencing a desert these days? God is in the desert. Experience Him and learn of Him and He will give you rest.
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