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Sunday... "The Lord kept his word..."

Sunday... "The Lord kept his word..." You know that He does that, don't you?  It is sometimes hard though for us to really believe that He does, but He does.

Genesis 21:1-2 (NLT) says, "The Lord kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he promised. She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age."

Back when an angel told Abraham that God was going to bring about a great nation through him, Sarah has laughed. No way was that going to happen. She was too old for it to happen through her, but it did.

How are you handling all of this that you are going through? Have you in your reading the Bible had a promise from God jump out at you. You knew it was God but you knew it couldn't happen to you. 

Psalm 20:4-5 (NLT), "May he grant your heart's desires and make all your plans succeed. May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory and raise a victory banner in the name of our God. May the Lord answer all your prayers."

Sarah wanted a child so much but she didn't believe that God would keep his word. Genesis 21:6-7 says, "And Sarah declared, 'God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me. Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age.'"

The Lord keeps his word! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning


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