DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- GOD OF THE IMPOSSIBLE

DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- GOD OF THE IMPOSSIBLE

"Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, 'After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?' And the Lord said to Abraham, 'Why did Sarah laugh, saying, "Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?" Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.' " (Genesis 18:11-14)

God has a plan that He will perform and complete, in spite of how we as humans act or sometimes even get in the way. When God has purposed something, nothing can stop God's plan – not even our inabilities and failures. Abraham and Sarah are prime examples.

God had promised Abraham and Sarah a son to carry on the family and bless the world. Abraham and Sarah looked at themselves, and said, "How can this ever happen? Sarah has passed menopause, and it is impossible for her to conceive."

So when the angel – which was the pre-incarnate Christ – came and said that indeed, Sarah would have a child, she laughed within herself at the foolish thought that such a thing could ever happen. That God could cause her to have a child was totally beyond her comprehension.

Sarah did indeed have a child by Abraham, proving again that there is nothing too hard for God.

This is encouragement for us. When we are faced with situations that seem to have no possibility of having a solution, God is above the situation. He is able. As the Lord Jesus reaffirmed, "With God, all things are possible" (Mark 10:27).

What a hope we have in God when we are faced with things too big for us to handle. God is able. He may include us as a part of the answer, even though we are weak and past our prime. But our inabilities only make the miracle greater. It is God's work. Have faith in God.

Love, Dad