Sarah's Womb: Series Two

by Joyce Adedayo Adams on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 4:51pm

Gen 16:1-6 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee. But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

Hagar’s name translated in the Hebrew language means a “stranger or one that fears”. In the Arabic language, it means “forsaken or flight”. (This is very vital for this write up!) In our time and day, Hagar is anything and everything in our lives and around us that is mocking our barrenness. Hagar is anything that stands in our way of fruitfulness. Hagar is that dreadful sin/habit sticking to you like a leech. Hagar is anything that presents itself as a substitute for God’s perfect will in your life. Hagar is a stranger in your home, it does not belong to you or near you, it is not meant to be given a place of comfort, it is not meant to have a place or position of any sort in your life.

Sarah's Womb: Series One (Introductory)

by Joyce Adedayo Adams on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 10:23am

Gen 11:29-30 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

Sarah is Abraham’s wife. Bible scholars and bible historians say there are four most beautiful women in bible times. Sarah is one of them; others are Abigail, Esther and Rahab. Sarah was so beautiful that Abraham lied twice, claiming he was her brother and not her husband to avoid being killed for her beauty. Sarah had everything women in her time longed to have; beauty, a very wealthy, faithful and devoted husband, handmaids, etc. But she lacked one thing every woman in her time seemed to have: a child. In bible times, female barrenness was considered a curse. A woman's worth was connected to her ability to give her husband children.

Sarah’s womb is a place of barrenness and a place of impossibility. It is a place of deadness, a place where everything is meant to die and where nothing survives. It is a desert as hot and as unforgiving as hell. In Sarah’s womb, there is no hope, no expectations, no plans, no future, no joy, only pain, hurt, frustrations and tears.

The wisdom of Abigail

by Joyce Adedayo Adams on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 2:36am

1 Sam 25: 2-42

The story of Abigail is quite a fascinating story. At first glance, it would seem that Abigail is just another woman who stopped a man from killing her husband. But closer study will bring out the depth of who this woman is and what she did. Following the feedback on an article I wrote titled “A husband from the bible”, which examines the qualities of some great men in the bible and how as women we can ask God for these qualities in our future prospects, I was asked by a number of ladies about the qualities we should have as women to attract a man from God. My search through the Word of God brought me to Abigail.

The bible says Abigail is a woman of good understanding (KJV), Contemporary English Version (CEV) says she is sensible and beautiful, Good News Bible(GNB) says she is beautiful and intelligent, English Standard Version (ESV) says she is discerning and beautiful, the Geneva Bible (GV) calls her a woman with singular wisdom.

Abigail is also described as a very beautiful woman. In fact, bible historians say that she is one of the most beautiful women recorded in bible days. Others are Sarah, Esther, Rahab and Job’s daughters. Abigail is a container of wisdom stored up for the day of use. So one cannot help but wonder why on earth she ended up married to a man named or nicknamed “Fool”. One can only arrive at a reasonable conclusion that she was given in marriage to Nabal because of his wealth in exchange for her extraordinaire beauty.

Two women and a living child

by Joyce Adedayo Adams on Friday, April 16, 2010 at 1:44pm

I was having a discussion with a close friend yesterday in my home and we were talking about the move of God in and amongst believers in recent times. How Pastors are fired up and have been preaching messages that touch your spirit.

She then shared something with me that was such a revelation. My friend was at her home-town for Christmas and her Pastor was preaching about the first wisdom project that Solomon was confronted with after God appeared to him in a dream. (I Kings 3:16 - 28)

These women, harlots, gave birth to boys around the same time. One baby died and the mother of this dead child took the dead child and exchanged with the living child which belonged to the other woman. The case was brought before King Solomon and by wisdom, he judged rightly and returned the living child to his mother.

Now, my friend's Pastor likened this story to our spiritual lives and how the enemy steals our dreams, joy, blessing, marriage, whatever it is, while we are asleep, ignorant of his devices and replaces with a dead one. The devil is a thief. He is a murderer from the beginning. His work is to steal, kill, and destroy. While we are sleeping, (note: not physical sleep but spiritual lethargy), the enemy takes our dreams, our jobs, our marriages, etc right from under our nose and replaces with a dead one. Now imagine a worse calamity that would have occurred if we never even recognized that an exchange has taken place. This woman woke up to feed her child and she saw that the child was dead.

Don't touch me if you don't mean it. Don't tell me you love me if it's not from your heart.

by Joyce Adedayo Adams on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 6:00am

I am a woman. I respond to touch. I was fashioned in a special way
My core is a soft rib and my casing the soft red earth
My whole being is soft to touch, feel and behold
When you touch me, I respond to your touch
But when you lie to me and touch me, my body betrays me and responds anyway
Because I am a woman and I respond to touch

I am a product of touch. I am a product of the love between a man and a woman
My father touched my mother’s cheek
Kissed her and told her she was the fairest of them all
There I was bred in the fading moonlight
With a lone star shining at it’s brightest for my coming
I am a woman and I respond to touch

A husband from the bible - Getting engaged God's way!

by Joyce Adedayo Adams on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 5:01am

JOSEPH
Mat 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
Mat 1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
Mat 1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

ABRAHAM
Gen 17:5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
Gen 18:19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Gen 18:23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Gen 22:3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

My sister Adenike

A source of hope and inspiration to the Adekanle's family. Your smile and positive disposition to life never ceases to amaze me. The way you have lived for the last fifteen years since your accident has brought so much joy to everyone who comes in contact with you. Looking at you everyday these last four months, I wonder in my heart, how does she cope? Why does she smile so much? Why is she so happy? I wonder and ask myself if I were in her position, will I be full of bitter remorse or will I affect lives positively from where I am?