Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; so she said to Abram,
"The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her."
Abram agreed to what Sarai said...
Genesis 16:1-3 NIV
What was Sarai thinking?
Seems that the importance of having an heir, the importance of the cultural norm of bearing a son, overwhelmed her judgement and her faith.
Before we judge her too quickly, don't we do some of the same things?
Why can't I be 30 and single?
Why does working long hours/ being "busy" give credibility?
Only paid work is valuable...
There are pressures that are subtle and some that are really in your face, but they can lead us to make poor decisions, just like Sarai...
Jesus said to love God, and love people. If we keep that as our guide, then the cultural pressures lose their power...
#inthistogether
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he ...
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