The God Who Hears


15 When the water in the skin was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes. 16 Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she thought, "I cannot watch the boy die." And as she sat there nearby, she began to sob.
17 God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation."
19 Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink. -GEN 21:15-19


Before this incident Hagar had already been chased out of Abraham's house once because she was despised by Sarah. But this time it was final.
Alone, With a child, without food or water. Feeling helpless and hopeless. She went on her way with no aim except to survive. No direction except away from Abraham's household.
At her most desperate, she left her son Ishmael because she could not bear to watch him die, she would soon die too of exhaustion and dehydration.
But the Lord was true to the covenant He made with Abraham, and He was true to His nature. Ishmael means God hears. And when Ishmael cried out. The Lord made a way out for the mother and son by providing a well of water.

God is a God who hears us!!!

sometimes it may seem like our prayers hit skies made of steel..
No... We Speak to a God who hears us, and is more than willing to help us even in our lowest valleys, in our deserts. When all hope seems to be gone. Trust in HIm and call out to Him for that well of water in any situation.... All glory goes to Him!