Devotionals by Raul Ries

SATURDAY March 21, 2026

Have Faith in God’s Faithfulness

By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.
Hebrews 11:11

What a wonderful statement of faith made about Sarah, Abraham’s wife. She believed the promises of God, because she knew He was faithful. God had made a promise to Abraham, her husband, that he was going to have a son, and his descendants would multiply as the stars of heaven:

Genesis 17:15-16: ...God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her.”

Genesis 26:4: “And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed....”

God’s promise did not come to pass until it was humanly impossible for them to have a child. Both Abraham and Sarah laughed at the prospects, but at the age of 99 and 90, who could blame them?  ...Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” (Genesis 17:17). God reaffirmed His promise: “Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac...” (Genesis 17:19).

As Abraham sat by the door of his tent, three men approached. One of them was the Lord; the others were two angels. Again, Abraham was told: “I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son.” (Genesis 18:10). Sarah, who was preparing food in the tent, overheard and began to laugh to herself. Interestingly, what does the name Isaac mean? The name Isaac means “laughter.” Abraham was100 years old at the time of his son’s birth.

Sometimes we laugh at the impossibility of God’s promises to us, but He intends to bring us joy, laughter and blessings.

Faith is taking God at His Word.
~D.L. Moody~

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