Got Faith? “Even when Sarah was too old to have children, she had faith that God would do what he had promised, and she had a son.” Hebrews 11:11 CEV “Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was well past the age for having children. So she laughed and said to herself, “Now that I am worn out and my husband is old, will I really know such happiness?””...
Faith
Do you remember singing, 🎶 “Father Abraham had many sons, many sons had Father Abraham. I am one of them and so are you. So let’s just praise the Lord.” (I will probably change sons to kids when I sing it to my grandchildren, but that’s another story.) I was reading about Abraham in the book of Romans this morning and thought about the truth in that simple child’s...
Dream Big in 2016
What do you do when God speaks a grandiose dream into your heart? It’s big. Impossible in your own strengths, talents and abilities. The old covenant began with a promise that was impossible naturally. Sarah, in her old, past child bearing years, would give birth. Abraham did what most of us have done and tried to offer God an option that was manageable in his abilities. How about Ishmael? Abraham...