Genesis 21:1-8 The
LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had
promised. (2) And Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in
his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him. (3)
Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore
him, Isaac. (4) And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he
was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
(5) Abraham was a hundred years
old when his son Isaac was born to him.
(6) And Sarah said, "God has
made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me." (7)
And she said, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would
nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age." (8)
And the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the
day that Isaac was weaned.
God keeps
His promises! Some 30 years after the first promise of a vast number of
descendants, God brings it pass with the birth of Isaac. Abraham and Sarah’s
wonder and joy is clear to see in these verses; they are also quick to give God
the glory. Sarah freely acknowledges that it is only by God’s hand, help and
power that she has been able to conceive and give birth to a child. Once more
God demonstrates His sovereignty and faithfulness.
The birth of
Isaac is one of a string of promises that teach us about the faithfulness of
God to His sovereign will and His promises. Isaac is part of the fulfilment of
the promise made in Genesis 3:15, for it is from Abraham that Christ will
descend. Christ is the ultimate fulfilment of both of these promises. Thus we
see in Christ the fulfilment of promises made 4000 years and 2000 years before
His birth. Christ himself has made promises to us who believe. He has promised
that His Word will always stand, His Church will prevail and remain until the
end and all who believe in Him will inherit eternal life. We find ourselves
living some 2000 years after Christ, and to this very day Christ’s Word and
Church still stands, in fact His Word is still working in power to change lives
and His Church is growing more and more each day. We have 6000 years of God’s
faithfulness to His promises and His sovereign will, thus we have every reason
to place our trust, confidence and faith in God, and to serve Him
whole-heartedly. No matter what your circumstances or situation may be today,
know this for certain, God keeps His promises!
Our heavenly
Father, we fall before You in worship and thanksgiving today, for You are a
faithful promise keeping God. Thank You that Scripture serves as a constant
reminder of this fact and challenges us to trust you more and more. We pray
that You will keep us ever mindful of the truth that You keep Your promises,
may it cause us to trust You and to serve You with our lives. Amen.
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