Today’s verse for Blogging Through The Bible in 2020 comes from Genesis 18. Genesis 18:!4 says, “Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”
God has again come to Abraham to remind him of the covenant that God made with Abraham. A covenant that through Abraham’s seed, he would make a great nation that would be a blessing to the world. The immediate fulfillment of this covenant is Isaac. However, it is also pointing us to the ultimate fulfillment, which is Jesus Christ. At this point of Genesis 18, Abraham and Sarah are very old. In fact, Sarah is around 90 years old and Abraham is 98 years old. They are well past the child-bearing years. Conventional wisdom says that God has not followed through on His promise. This is why God asks the question in the opening of our verse, is anything too hard for the Lord? He is calling Abraham’s attention to the fact that He is an all-powerful God. If He wants to overthrow the laws of nature that He created, He is able to do so. In reiterating His covenant promise to Abraham, God is also demonstrating His faithfulness to His children and to His promises.
The biggest lesson for us to takeaway from this verse and story is that we must learn to take God at His word. The writer of Hebrews says, “But without faith it is impossible to please God, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Heb. 11:6). It doesn’t matter what a situation looks like. God can move and He can change things as well as people at any time. Who knows what God will do as we trust Him and take Him at His word? But we will never know until we start trusting Him and taking Him at His word. If God has said it, He meant it. If He has promised it, He will deliver it. Because the answer to the question, is there anything too hard for the Lord, is a resounding, no there isn’t anything too hard for Him! What are you praying about? What are you begging God to do in your life right now? Where are the places in your life and those around you that you need to see God move right now? Take them to the Lord in prayer, and trust that He will answer in the right way and the right time.
By His grace and for His glory,
Pastor Justin