Seize the Moment – Day 401
The Son of Laughter!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Thursday, April 22.
Have you ever been so surprised by God’s goodness and grace in your life that you laughed?
Not the laughter of a scoffer, but the laughter of amazement—the laughter that says, “Wow! Go God!”
Listen to one of the matriarchs of our faith laugh in Genesis 18:10-14,
He said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door, which was behind him. Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; Sarah was past childbearing. Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I have become old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?” And the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, when I am so old?’ “Is anything too difficult for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”
But Sarah wasn’t the only one to laugh. Abraham actually fell on his face and laughed for the same reason in Genesis 17:17. And in response to his laugh, God commanded them to name their son Isaac, which means, “he laughs” (Genesis 17:19).
I love that when God heard them laugh at the audacity of His promise He had them name their son a name that would remind them of His awesomeness! We all need reminders in our lives!
I recently heard a mom say to me that every time she looks at her baby, she thinks of Jesus!
What are some of God’s reminders to you that He has placed in your life to demonstrate how much bigger He is than our problems or our solutions?
Never forget Jesus’ words from Luke 18:27, “The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.”
Seize the moment and believe God for the impossible.