"The things impossible with men are possible with God. "
Luke 18:27
DON'T LAUGH
Read It: Hebrews 11:11-12 probably no event in life is anticipated with more eagerness than the birth of a baby. Once a pregnancy is confirmed, you've got about eight months to look forward to the big day. And if it's your first child, those are the longest months of your life. Well, when it comes to anticipation, you haven't seen anything like Abraham and Sarah. They had twenty-fiveyears to anticipate Isaac. That's how long it was between God's promise and Isaac's birth. In fact, it was so long that by the time God announced He was going to fulfill His promise, Sarah laughed (Genesis 18:12). Now everyone knows that, but did you know old Abe laughed too (see 17:15-17)? Hebrews 11:11 makes it sound like a simple deal, but that's just a summary mary statement. The full story is that Sarah is ninety, and Abraham is one hundred. Sarah has never been able to have children, and Abraham is far past the age for producing children. When God says, "I am going to give you a baby," Sarah falls down laughing. Why? It was beyond human possibility. Sarah knows she has three problems. She's barren; Abraham is "as good as dead" (Hebrews 11:12) when it comes to fathering a child, and both of them are hitting the century mark. Three excellent reasons not to take God seriously. Faith kicked in somewhere. Hebrews says that Sarah's ability to conceive ceive didn't take place until she engaged her faith. When she took God at His word, things happened.
The anticipation of faith got serious. See, faith has a unique perspective. It looks at God's power, not at people's ple's limitations. The exercise of faith gave Sarah and Abraham power they didn't have before. Some of us are anemic because we listen to people ple and not to God. We let people control us. Is a lack of faith holding you back? Are you living so much to please people and fit their limitations that you're not tapping into the power of God? Maybe it's time to stop looking around and start looking up today. Think About It If Sarah didn't receive the power to conceive until she exercised faith, then Abraham didn't get the power to do anything until she exercised faith. That's the key.
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