Sarah laughed

“Where is Sarah, your wife?” the visitors asked. “She’s inside the tent,” Abraham replied. Then one of them said, “I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!” Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent. Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children. So she laughed silently to herself and said, “How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master—my husband—is also so old?” Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’ Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh.” But the Lord said, “No, you did laugh.”

1st Point

God gave Sarah/Abraham a promise

Sarah and Abraham did not choose which promise or miracle God would do

We need to ask God what HE is doing

What he wants us to believe for

We need to listen more and command less

What is God’s prayer for our children

What is God’s prayer for our Church

What is God’s prayer for each situation

Allows us to pray with efficiency and accuracy

Erases the possibility for disappointment and spiritual discouragement

Waiting for God to grant something he never promised

2nd Point

God knew what Sarah was thinking

Sarah did not believe that she could have a baby

Her disbelief did not stop the promise

When we are faithless God is still faithful

2 Timothy 2:13 NLT

If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is.

God’s promises to you are not nullified just because you are going through a weak period

Do you think Joseph while in prison doubted his dream of his family bowing before him

But they did

The road to the fulfillment was a long and varied one

John the Baptist doubted whether Jesus was the messiah

Jesus still was

Peter could not understand grace for the gentiles

We still got it

Philippians 1:6 NLT

And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

God knows your situation

God knows your children

God knows your finances

God knows your health

God knows your wishes, wants and needs

Our attitude should be:

Proverbs 3:5–6 NLT

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.

God asked Abraham...

“Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’ Is anything too hard for the Lord?