Tuesday... All things are possible.

Genesis 17:17 (MSG), "Abraham fell flat on his face. And then he laughed, thinking, 'Can a hundred-year-old man father a son? And can Sarah, at ninety years, have a baby?'"

Tuesday... All things are possible.

We are living through a season of the impossible. Yes, the birth of God's Son to a virgin is impossible. But we celebrate here at Christmas the fact that it happened.

And here is another impossible happening. In Genesis 17:17 (MSG) we see where, "Abraham fell flat on his face. And then he laughed, thinking, 'Can a hundred-year-old man father a son? And can Sarah, at ninety years, have a baby?'" But they did and out of that son, Isaac, came a great nation.

What in your life needs an impossible to happen? Listen, all things are possible with God. The Bible is full of times when God did the impossible. And that is a great reason why we must keep in God's Word.

Verses 15-16 (NLT) says, "Then God said to Abraham, 'Regarding Sarai, your wife - her name will no longer ne Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah. And I will bless her and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she will become the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will be among her descendant.'" Sarah was 89 at the time.

So what impossible needs to become possible in your life? Now there were a lot of different impossibles here with them but the fact that Sarah was going to be 90 when Isaac was born was really impossible. And Abraham laughed at the possibility and later so did Sarah. So what impossibility in your life are you laughing at? But all things are possible with God. Verse 17a in the New Living Translation says, "Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief." And the disbelief is what holds us back, isn't it?

Now the impossibility came because of the time. If they were young then it would have just brought excitement and maybe there is a time issue with you and if it hasn't happened yet then your faith says that it isn't going to happen but time is not an impossibility to God. Listen, God has a plan and you can trust him with the when it will happen. Yes, time and trust go together in our relationship with God.

Psalm 47:7-9 (AMP) says, "For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises in a skillful psalm and with understanding. God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. The princes of the people have gathered together as the people of the God of Abraham, for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted."

So put your trust in this God of Abraham. All things are possible for God! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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