Don't ever doubt God!

13Then the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’ 14Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return about  this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” 15Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh.” But the LORD said, “No, you did laugh.”   Genesis 18:13-14  NLT

Two things that stand out today are: 'Is anything be too hard for the Lord?' And Sarah claimed she didn't laugh and the Lord said 'No, you did laugh'.

Firstly let's look at at God's first statement. We are often caught in situations and feel that we can never get out of this, yet, as we pray, nine times out of ten God is there to deliver us. There may be occasions when it feels that He is not around but, He is and He is waiting for the right moment to help us. Nothing is too hard for Him. We only have to read Paul's words: 20'Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.' This on its own gives an amazing description of whom we serve. Nothing can stop Him.

Secondly, we can never hoodwink Him. He sees and hears everything. Sarah didn't realise this when He challenged her. She was adamant that she hadn't lied, God told her that she had. We must never lie to God, He knows what we are doing and He may just turn to you and tell you like He did Sarah. On its own, it was quite a genuine statement Sarah made, how on earth could she have a baby at her age. The problem was, she lied to God. 

How would you feel if God told you something incredible; something that was impossible in your  own mindset, to happen. It would make you struggle a little bit, no doubt. You would probably say, 'No, that's me, God would never do that.' These were bible people, not like us. They were specially picked by God. But the people in the bible were no different from us - they were human beings, and yet, we could never imagine anything so powerful to happen. But it could, you just never know.

Look again at Paul's words in Ephesians 3:20. Enclosed in this statement is a word of faith: 'according to the power that works in us.' God wants us to have faith 'Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.'  Hebrew 11:1.

The definition of this verse is, Believing God totally. And finally: 'So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever'. 2 Corinthians 4:128.

God wants us to be believing vessels; not just believing in Him but, believing what He says. He is able to do whatever He tells you. Grab a hold of the type of faith that God wants you to live by. You will then be the believer He wants you to be.

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

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