Genesis 16:15–16
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
One is to follow the architect's blueprint, trusting that he knew what he was doing when he drew it up. The other way is to get impatient with the process, decide the architect is taking too long, and start throwing up walls wherever it seems convenient. The first method results in a stable, habitable home. The second results in a complicated mess that is structurally unsound and will, in the end, bring a great deal of grief. In the life of faith, we are presented with the same two options. God gives us His sure and certain promise, the blueprint for our lives and for redemptive history. But waiting is not something the flesh does well. This is precisely where we find Abram and Sarai in this chapter. God had promised Abram a son, an heir, a seed through whom the whole world would be blessed.