“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

“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. In our Focal Scripture, God declared that He would make the son of Hagar a great nation. Hagar already had encountered the God who sees her, before she had her child; and when she was about to be removed from the home of Abraham, God declared that her seed would be made into a great nation. Many more offspring we

“She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.”” (Genesis 16: 13 NIV) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, Hagar declared that the Lord is the God that sees her; and she also declared that she has seen the One who sees her. It was not only the Lord that saw Hagar; Hagar also saw the One who sees her. The eyes of the Lord were on Hagar, and t

“And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.” (Genesis 16: 11) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, the Angel of the Lord told Hagar that her child shall be called ‘Ishmael’, because the Lord had heard her affliction. The Lord heard the cry of distress from Hagar. Hagar may not have been deserving of an

“And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.” (Genesis 16: 11) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, the Angel of the Lord instructed Hagar to call the name of her son Ishmael. Hagar was to bring forth a result; she was to bring forth an offspring; a proclamation of exceeding multiplication had even gone