So...how have we been doing letting go and letting God? Just remember life is a marathon not a sprint. It is an everyday process:)
Our second lesson from Mom's of the Bible comes from Sarah. Nope-not me, but Sarah the wife of Abraham. In Genesis 15 we read that God promises Abraham that he will be the father of many nations even though he didn't have any children at the time. The Bible says that Abraham believed God, but then days, weeks, and years went by until Sarah was 90 and Abraham was 100 and still there was not one child born to them.
We pick up the story in Genesis 18:10-15.....
Then the Lord said, "I will surely return to you about this time next
year and Sarah, your wife, will have a son." Now Sarah was listening
at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. Abraham and Sarah
were already old and well advanced in years, and Sarah was past the age
of childbearing. So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, "After I am worn
out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?" Then the Lord said, "
"Why did Sarah laught and say, 'Will I really have a child now that I am old?'
Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time
next year and Sarah will have have a son."
As we read on we find that God does indeed give them a son named Isaac at the promised time.
The lesson we can learn from Sarah is that: GOD IS FAITHFUL EVEN WHEN WE ARE FAITHLESS.
It 2 Timothy 2:13 says, "He will remain faithful even when we are faithless for He can not disown himself."
There are promises He has given to you and to me throughout the entire bible. You may say where? Well.....Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
God works all things to the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28
For I know the plans I have for you. Plans to prosper you, not to harm you. Plans to give you a hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11
As far as the east is from the west, our sins have been removed from us. Psalm 103:12
Like Sarah, we go though life with doubts about these promises and so many more, but learn from Sarah God will be faithful to YOU even when you lose faith in Him!
How can we be sure? We can be sure because God has already began fulfilling these promises by sending his Son Jesus Christ. Jesus meets our greatest desires, Jesus gives us hope in hopeless situations, Jesus guides us as we pray about his purpose for our life, and Jesus is the reason God can look at us and see purity.
Whatever you're are going through today, please know God is working. Even though you may not hear him, he is there. Even though you may not feel him, he is there. Even though you may not see him, he is there. God is working in you and through you while fulfilling all His Promises to YOU!
God IS Faithful even when we are faithless!!!
1 comment:
Yes . . . Our God is faithful even when we are faithless. So very true. Thanks for the reminder! Miss you! About to fall asleep in my tent while listening to the Nile River! Never been to a biblical land mark before. So weird to think that many many years ago it was turned to blood by Moses' staff.
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