ISHMAEL = THE LORD HAS HEARD THY AFFLICTION.
Today as we join
all Muslims to celebrate, we pray that the meaning of Ishmael “The Lord has
heard thy affliction” be Nigeria’s portion indeed. Amen.
GENESIS
CHAPTER 16:1-15.
The Holy
Scripture of truth states in the above verses in summary as follows:-
Abraham
remains childless and Sarah his wife gave him her maid Hagar as wife. Hagar
became pregnant and despised her mistress which led to her mistress
maltreatment. She fled into the wilderness and angel of the Lord found her by a
fountain of water in the way of Shur and declared thus unto her, “Return to thy
mistress and submit thy self under her hands. And the angel of the Lord said
unto her, verse 10,” I will multiply
thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. Verse 11, And the angel of the Lord
said unto her, behold thou art with a child and shall bear a son and shall call
his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath
heard thy affliction, VERSE 12 “And
he will be a wild man his hand will be against every man and every man’s hand
against him, and he shall dwell in the
presence of all his brethren.”
God indeed has spoken and no man can
question Him.
It is trite
that what God said here is how it has been with polygamous homes, but I also
have seen some polygamous homes that are peaceful as a result of submissiveness
and love.
This singular
mistake was made long ago and it was and has been the will of God to reconcile
man back to Himself and has done so but has not been given wild acceptance and
the conflicts still continued.
God’s
ordination is that all Abraham’s children must live together. While we live
together must this conflicts continue, must we continue to destroy one another
for what each person believe in? Did God’s commandments not bind all of us? Are
we going to face different God at the end of the day?
God purpose
in verse 12, is not that both children should be killing themselves but that
both shall be a point of correction to each other. Chapter 18:19, states that “For I know him (Abraham) that he will command
his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the
Lord, to do justice and judgment that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that
which He hath spoken of him.”
What did God
spoke about Abraham? Chapter 12:3, states “And I will bless them that bless thee,
and I will curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all the families of the
earth be blessed.
Abraham
became a friend of God just because he obeyed God. God/Allah began to rely on
him to teach his children the ways of the Lord, and God ordained it that
Abraham’s children will now teach other families the ways of the Lord.
Obedient
spirit, following the foot step of our Father Abraham is what God requires of
us. God set government in motion as the instrument of correction among us, therefore there is no
reason for jungle justice and taking laws into our hands. Abraham was not a
killer neither did he lay it down to us as a legacy.
Abraham is
watching us as his children and taking record of our deeds, at the end of this
life he is going to welcome in his bosom the children that took his footsteps. Ishmael
and Isaac were both circumcised as a sign of seal to God’s covenant to their
father and they inherited that covenant, so those that obey this everlasting
covenant will be welcomed by Abraham and he will present them to God.
LETS RESPECT
EACH OTHER’S FAITH AND LIVE IN THE LOVE OF BROTHERHOOD WHICH BEGAN WITH OUR
FATHER ABRAHAM. LETS’ FORGET OUR MOTHER’S MISTAKES THAT LED TO ALL THESE
HATRED. MAY GOD HEAR OUR AFFLICTION AND SEND HIS HELP UPON THIS NATION.
HAPPY EID MUBARAK.
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