Lesson from our Session................................ WEDNESDAY (Genesis 18:12) So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I have grown old, and my husband is old, shall I have pleasure?” Perhaps Sarah’s laugh could not be heard, for the Bible says she laughed “to herself.” Of course, she could have laughed quietly out loud and to herself. In any event, God could hear her and read her mind. Sarah knew that physically speaking, without God’s intervention, it would be impossible for either Abraham or her to conceive a child. She had already felt the sting of Hagar’s contempt, so she knew the situation was impossible humanly speaking – the Bible repeatedly emphasizes this fact. After suffering Hagar’s scorn, could she now have the pleasure of giving birth to and raising her own child? The child would be conceived naturally, but with God supernaturally making them able to conceive. The conception of Isaac would be similar to the conception of John the Baptist. Lesson: Our truest responses often come when we think no one is listening (Gen. 18:11-12; Luke 6:45) Reflection: What would happen if your hidden thoughts were suddenly given voice? The results could not only be embarrassing but harmful. How foolish that we do not remember that God hears all those thoughts and their motives. Maybe we should be listening to our thoughts more. He is.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:32:27 +0000
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