“And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.” (Genesis 21: 17) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when God heard the voice of Ishmael. God did not just hear Ishmael and Hagar, He also provided a supply in response to the voices He heard. God heard the voices

“And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.” (Genesis 21: 16) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, Hagar walked away from where her child was, because she did not wish to witness the death of her child. Hagar faced a situation that could cause her child to die. Hagar fa

“And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.” (Genesis 21: 15) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, the water that was given to Hagar by Abraham was spent. Hagar ran out of the supplies she got from Abraham. It seemed that Abraham had done noble for Hagar, but it was not long before his best efforts paled into insignificance. It was not long before the supply from a mere mortal finis

“And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.” (Genesis 21: 14) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture speaks of how Hagar wandered into the wilderness. She journeyed to the place of dryness. The same person who had been seen by El Roi, chose to wand

“And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.” (Genesis 21: 13) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. It is instructive to observe that Ishmael was also the son of Abraham. God had declared that He would make Isaac a great nation, but He was not about to leave out Ishmael who was also the son of Abraham. In our Focal Scripture, God assured Abraham that Ishmael would also be made into a great nation. The greatness