TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:
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 18:14, NKJV.
Genesis 18:14, NKJV.
TODAY'S WORD:
In scripture, God gave
Sarah a promise that she would have a baby, but she was well beyond the
childbearing years. She thought the promise would come through somebody else.
That made more sense. She was too old. So she got her husband, Abraham,
together with a young maid, and they had a baby. Sarah said, “Thank You, Lord.
The promise came to pass.”
But God said, “No,
Sarah. I didn't put the promise in them. I put the promise in you.
You have hidden treasure that is still buried in your womb.” But as long
as Sarah thought, “I’m too old. I’m at a disadvantage. I don’t look like these
younger women,” she was talking herself out of what God wanted to do.
How many times do we do
the same thing? “I could never be in management.” “I could never write that
book.” “I could never build that house.” No, God is saying to you what He said
to Sarah. “I didn't put the promise in somebody else. I put the
promise in you.” Look past your circumstances today and look to God. The
one who promised is faithful, and He will bring it to pass!
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Father, thank You for
Your faithfulness to me. I know that You will bring to pass every promise You've made.
I repent for trying things in my own strength and choose to trust wholly in You
in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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