TOPIC: WHY THE DELAY OF PROPHECIES?Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 50, Day 2: Monday, 12th December, 2022. TOPIC: WHY THE DELAY OF PROPHECIES? 2

“1. Now, Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

2. And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

3. And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

4. And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.”

When we try things our own ways against God’s given instructions we seems to bring delayed to His Prophecies in our lives. God told Abraham many times that his wife, Sarah, will birth him a child which is the mind of God. But Abraham listened to Sarah’s idea as an alternative way of having a child. Abraham would have reminded Sarah what God said, that, she will still have a child of her own, or better still, Abraham would have seek the face of God on the matter but No, He took the alternative route given by His wife which led to the birth of Ismail but God rejected Him. After the birth of Ismail, there wasn’t any record of God speaking to Abraham until fourteen years later, Gen. 16:16 – Gen 17:1.

There was a great silence until God came looking for Abraham again in Genesis chapter 17:1, when Ismail was thirteen years of age. This was one reason why Abraham had Isaac at One Hundred years of age.

When we wait on God for his Prophecies, we need to exercise patience to receive the Prophecies. Don’t try the other way since God never gave you the instructions to do. Stay with God. Listen to Him for the next step. Don’t try short cut to God promises. His ways can only be His way, no other. Keep waiting for His Prophecies to be establish upon your life. Alternative means simply mean, I can’t wait for you. Don’t cause the reasons for your delay. May the Lord Strengthened us all to always wait for His Prophecies over our lives in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen.

Good Morning and God Bless you.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.