Week 14: OUT OF BARRENNESS

One of the things that amazes me about God is how He presses on us. He wants to see what’s inside our heart. 

Think about barrenness.  I was reading this morning of the birth of Samson, and I was struck by the fact that his mother was barren.  This is certainly not uncommon – woven throughout scripture is a theme of barrenness preceding blessing.  Look at the fathers of the nation of Israel – Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  Sound familiar?  Now look at their wives – Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel.  All three of them were barren.  And THIS is how God chose to start a nation!!!

But it didn’t stop with empty wombs.  There is also a nothingness that seems to precede prosperity.  Remember Jacob:  before he had any children, he left his homeland with NOTHING (I mean he slept with a rock for a pillow!).  He returned with 12 sons who became the 12 tribes of a mighty nation bearing his new name – Israel.

God’s purpose for barrenness and nothingness remains the same today.  I hear Him beckon for us to lean into the pain of an unfilled promise and ask for the blessing!  But it’s not for us to hold, friend.  No, it is for the generations after us as an inheritance. 

Special Focus:  Pray with us that out of barrenness, we would see God make new life that is a blessing for future generations.

*A message from Bonnie Chavda at the Glory Conference greatly inspired this post J