Hagar

Genesis 21:14-20


Our true story is found in a part of the Bible called Genesis. The word genesis means “the beginning.”

We being in the desert. Have you ever been to a desert? Some deserts are sandy and hot . . . really, really hot.


In the hot desert was a mother named Hagar and her son. They were very tired and very hot. What do people need when they are very tired and very hot? They need water! And Hagar and her son really needed some water. But they didn’t have any—not even a drop of water! They were out, and Hagar didn’t know what to do.


Hagar put her son under a tree then she walked somewhere else and sat. They were just too tired and hot and thirsty to walk anymore. And that’s when Hagar began to cry. Then Hagar’s son cried, too. They were both crying.




Hagar and her son were all alone in the desert. They were tired, thirsty, and hot. They thought no one could hear them crying. But Someone DID hear them! It was GOD! God always hear us. And as Hagar and her son cried, an angel spoke to Hagar and told her not to be afraid. God had heard her son’s cry, and He showed her where to find . . . WATER! God showed Hagar where to take her son to get some cool, refreshing, much needed water!


God loves us SO much! No matter where we go, God is with us, and we don’t ever have to worry because God’s got it!




Bible Paraphrase: God is with you wherever you go. — Joshua 1:9, NLT

Text Truth: God hears me and gives me what I need.



Family Devotional

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. Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”

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.

God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.
—Genesis 21:17-20

Hagar and her son were very thirsty, but they didn’t have any water. Who was with them, even in the big, hot desert? God was with them. Who heard them? God heard them. And who gave them what they needed? Yes! God gave them what they needed.

God was with Hagar and her son. God heard them. And God gave them what they needed, because no matter what happens, God’s got it!

God is with you wherever you go. —Joshua 1:9, NLT

With your family, make a list. Each of you right down something you have at home that you need. It can by anything! Water, food, family, friends, clothes, a bed . . . anything!

Pray with your family. Allow any family members to pray if they wish. In your own words, acknowledge to God that He knows everything you need because He is always with you. Acknowledge to God that He knows you need (read through your family's list). Thank God for loving you and giving you what you need. Ask God to help you all trust that He knows what is best and He has the power to give you what you need. hank God for His love, and acknowledge to God your love for Him.

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