The Jesus Bible Reading Plan / GOD IS FAITHFUL

The Jesus Bible Reading Plan

Day 57 of 365 GOD IS FAITHFUL Isaac's birth previews the coming of Jesus. Isaac was born because God is faithful and promised Abraham a son, just as he promised sinners a Savior. The birth of Isaac came as a demonstration of God's grace, just as it was demonstrated at the coming of Christ. Abraham and Sarah were quite elderly when Isaac was born - so far beyond the years of child bearing that Sarah laughed at God's plan (Ge 18:9 - 12) - yet God often does the humanly impossible to fulfill his purposes. Jesus, after all, was born of a virgin, conceived by the Holy Spirit (Mt 1:18). Though Abraham and Sarah devised what they thought to be a more practical plan to fulfill God's promise by using Hagar as a surrogate (Ge 16:1 - 4), it was ultimately God's faithfulness - not human effort - which brought forth Isaac. In a similar way, Jesus came to earth because God is faithful and fulfills all of his promises. After Isaac was born, Sarah laughed once again, but this time it was not out of unbelief and mockery but out of astonishment and joy (Ge 21:5 - 6). Today, believers should also be filled with joy and astonishment at the faithfulness of God to keep his promises. Jesus, forgive me for laughing at God's plans. Help me to not take matters into my own hands but to wait on your timing and your promises. Amen. Genesis 21:1-7 NASB 1 Then the L ord took note of Sarah as He had said, and the L ord did for Sarah as He had promised. 2 So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him. 3 Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac. 4 Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. 5 Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. 6 Sarah said, "God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with 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."