Two things are true: God is absolutely faithful and He is absolutely NOT in a hurry, as Abraham learned waiting for the birth of Isaac. Once this child of God's promise arrived in the camp, there was constant contention between Isaac, the child of the Spirit of God, and Ishmael, the child of the fleshly efforts of Abraham. In chapter 21 Ishmael is sent far away ... just as we are to separate ourselves unto God, and away from our flesh, as Paul affirms in Galatians 4. This is message #25 in Pastor Brian Larson's verse-by-verse study of the Book of Genesis given at Calvary Chapel of Truckee on Wednesday, April 17, 2013.
