Is anything too hard"); document.writeln("for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah"); document.writeln("will have a son.1
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Sometimes the promises that God makes seem to take longer than we expect. Time passes, circumstances change, and the"); document.writeln("heart begins to wonder if it will really happen.
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In Genesis 18:14 it"); document.writeln("says, Is there anything too hard for God?
"); document.writeln("Sarah knew that question"); document.writeln("well. God had promised that she would have a son, but the years passed and the"); document.writeln("promise seemed more and more unlikely. Sarah and Abraham were already elderly, and"); document.writeln("the possibility of having a child seemed to have been left behind. When she"); document.writeln("heard the promise again, Sarah even laughed, but God had not forgotten what he"); document.writeln("had said. At the appointed time Sarah gave birth to Isaac, the promise that"); document.writeln("seemed impossible, became a reality.
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True hope does not"); document.writeln("depend on our possibilities, it depends on the faithful character of our God. What seems"); document.writeln("too difficult today can become a witness to his faithfulness tomorrow.
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Reflection: What promise"); document.writeln("of God do you need to remember today with renewed hope?
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Suggested Prayer: Dear"); document.writeln("Heavenly Father, nothing is impossible with You. Lord, help me to persevere in"); document.writeln("prayer and thanksgiving as I wait on You. Beloved Father, my hope does not"); document.writeln("depend on what I can do, but on what You have already done, because I have the"); document.writeln("victory in Jesus Christ. Lord, help me to remember your promises, with renewed"); document.writeln("hope. I pray in the name of Jesus, Amen.
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1. Genesis 18:14 (NIV)."); document.writeln("
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Today\'s Encounter was"); document.writeln("written by: Rosina N.
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