Women of Promise

  Genesis 16:13 “Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, You-Are-the- God-Who-Sees: “Have I also here seen Him who sees me?” NKJV Throughout the Bible there are many women, named and unnamed, who can impact our lives  today – Sarah, Abraham’s wife who although she doubted, rejoiced over Isaac, the promised  child; Mary, the young woman chosen to be our Savior’s mother; Deborah, a wise and just judge  over Israel; and the unnamed Proverbs 31 woman – our ultimate example. These ladies are all  worthy of emulation, and while not perfect, imitation. There are two Old Testament women that  have come to mean a great deal to me over the years since my salvation in 1991. The first is  Hagar, a maidservant and the second is Hannah, a beloved wife. Let’s look at Hagar first. Hagar was the maidservant that Sarah used to “help God” give Abraham a son. She was a  pawn in a scheme to “hurry” God along by bearing the son that Sarah couldn’t. Hagar...

    Recently I was thinking of a song my dad loved to sing.  Dad loved the Psalms and had a dream to see all 150 of them put to music in a form that anyone could sing.  He wrote music to five of them himself.  The lyrics to this particular song is a paraphrase of Psalm 23, written by Isaac Watts who wrote many hymns in the 1800s.  It was put to an old Southern folk hymn melody and is a simple, beautiful melody that runs through your mind for a long time once you hear it.  If you would like to listen to it, here is one  version of it:   My Shepherd Will Supply My Need .  Here are the lyrics:  My Shepherd will supply my need: Jehovah is His Name; In pastures fresh He makes me feed, Beside the living stream. He brings my wandering spirit back When I forsake His ways, And leads me, for His mercy's sake, In paths of truth and grace. When I walk through the shades of death His presence is my stay; One word of His supporting grace Dri...