It was a time when a woman with no child had no standing. It was a day when a man without a son had no legacy. Year after year, Sarah prayed for a child. Year after year her heart was broken. She knew her husband wanted a son and wanted to give him a son, but for a lifetime God had not blessed her. Finally she reached the age when having a child was no longer humanly possible. In such times it is easy for dreams to die.
In the midst of such broken dreams, God reached out to Abraham and Sarah. The Scriptures tell us, “By faith Abraham, even though he was past age — and Sarah herself was barren — was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise.” (Hebrews 11:11).
“Even though he was past age,” is an understatement. When their child was born, Abraham was 100 and Sarah was 90. If nothing else, one can read that story and realize that nothing is impossible to God. Your dreams are never too big for God.
I want to be like Abraham, the friend of God. I do not want to wander with no place to call my own. I do not want to live in tents and ride on camels, but I do want to be God’s friend and receive blessings that are seemingly beyond human possibility. To do this, I must have Abraham’s secret.
What was the Abraham’s secret? Read the passage again and you will see. “He considered him faithful who made the promise.” Abraham’s believed God was faithful and would keep His promise.
Preachers love to preach on man’s need for faithfulness. What may be needed more are lessons reminding us of the faithfulness of God. Only when we believe that God is faithful and will keep his promises will we look past the blessings of earth and see the blessings of heaven.
All the promises that God has made to you in His Word, He will keep. God is faithful. Believe it!
Lonnie Davis