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A Big Surprise

“Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” -Genesis 18:14 NIV

Abraham was one of Noah’s distant relatives who loved God very much. One day, he was sitting under a tree when he saw three visitors walking toward him. He bowed to greet them and offered water to wash their feet.

In those days, people wore sandals and walked along dusty roads, so their feet were often dirty. Abraham told his wife, Sarah, to bake some bread, and he told his servant to prepare some meat for the visitors to eat.

As Abraham talked with the men, they had some surprising news! They told Abraham that Sarah would have a baby the following year. Sarah was listening, and when she heard the news, she laughed because she was way too old to have a baby.

Many years before, God had promised Abraham his family would become a great nation. Abraham didn’t see how that could happen since he and Sarah had no children and he and Sarah were old.

But God kept His promise, and Sarah had a baby boy one year later. Abraham named him Isaac, which means laughter. The huge family God promised to give Abraham would come through Isaac.

When things seem impossible, we must remember that God can do anything. He is not limited like we are. When He says something is going to happen, it will. The Bible is filled with God’s words and promises, and we can believe they are true.

Almost two thousand years after Isaac was born, another baby boy was born who was also promised by God. He is one of Abraham’s distant relatives, a descendant, and His name is Jesus.

Crystal Bowman and Teri McKinley

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Thank God that He can do impossible things.

DID YOU KNOW?

In Abraham’s day, sandals were made from leather or wood. People used leather straps to tie them to their feet.

God can do things that are impossible for us.