Verse: IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD?
AT THE APPOINTED TIME I WILL RETURN TO YOU,
ABOUT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, AND SARAH
SHALL HAVE A SON.
GENESIS 18:14
Supplies needed: several colors of play dough (store bought or home made).
Instructions: shape a baby using the play dough.
Purpose: Issac, son of laughter...it is pretty laughable to think about at 99 year old woman give birth, but hey it happened and a whole nation followed. I really love that we can look in scripture and see God fulfilling his promises. No matter how long it takes they are always fulfilled. No matter how much doubt we have God is always secure. God never has to guess and never does things spur of the moment. It is all planned and under His control. Giving up the control we think we have is really hard. We want to do it when we want and how we want but God doesn't do things in the way man does things. God can see the whole picture when we can only see a small piece. If Abraham and Sarah weren't old we probably wouldn't be talking about them right now. If Abraham would not have waited so long for a son it would not have been so tragic for him to walk up that mountain in silence knowing only he would walk back down. This lesson teaches us that we can with out a single doubt trust God. Through Abraham we see that God is dependable and never breaks a promise. Issac was Abraham's hope...his legacy! Jesus, born as a baby, is our hope and our legacy! Jesus is the baby we were promised all those years ago. Our King, born in a manger, creator of the universe, and a friend of mine. We can watch and wait for His return, confident that it will happen. Why with confidence? because God promised! I remember as a kid I was almost afraid to go to Heaven. Not that I would rather go to hell but because I didn't want to leave my life. I would try to make deals with God "please God wait till I am married or wait till I have kids". I wish I longed for Heaven then like I do now. I long for Heaven because I am in love with Jesus and I long to praise Him with no distractions. I want to sing at the top of my lungs about His love without stupid thoughts running through my head! I want to melt in His arms. I want to rest...really rest...like really rest. And one day I will. I know I will because God's promises are as good as done.
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