Genesis 18:9-15  – “They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is in the tent.” ¹⁰ The Lord said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. ¹¹ Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. ¹² So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?” ¹³ The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ ¹⁴ 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.” ¹⁵ But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”

As I read, prayed, and mused on the Word of God, something exploded in my spirit.    I believe it is a vital key or link to faith and receiving God’s promises.  In Genesis 18, we have the account of the LORD and two angels coming to Abraham on the way to Sodom.

The LORD declared that Sarah would have a baby the following year.   Sarah found it so astounding that someone past the age of childbearing would have a child, so she chuckled.   Don’t be too hard on her.   She was reasoning in the normal way.   We do similar things regarding the promises of God.  We rationalize based on our natural abilities or the conditions we face.

Although Sarah was not in the room, God knew. In verse 13, He asked, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying Shall I indeed bear a son, when I am old?” Sarah protested, trying to hide what she had done. We do the same; we put on our masks and pretend to be faith-filled. We say the words and deny our thoughts.   God Knows! God knows All, sees All, and hears All.

The question was: “Is anything too hard for God?”  That reveals the key to faith and reception of the Promise.

• First, they had to believe that God Is! 
• Then, they had to believe God could. 

Nothing is impossible with God. 

• Then, they had to believe God would do what He promised.

That enabled them to receive His Word as their guarantee that it was as good as done.   Faith is not something we create through our human reason.  Faith originates in God and is released to us through hearing God.   Hearing is developed through God’s voice.   The creator creates in us through speaking.

Hebrews 11:3 – “By faith, we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God so that what is seen was not made out of things which are invisible.”

In these last days, for us to participate in the promises and harvest, we must receive His provision in and by the Spirit.   As we truly embrace God’s reality and reliability, we can dare to believe that He not only can but will do what He says.   Then, we step out in that confidence, fully persuaded that what He said is a present reality.

We may not possess it, but we know it is.   The manifestation occurs after we have embraced the promise, not before.  We hear, then believe, then receive.   First, the blade, then the ear, then the full head in the ear.   The stalk, then the bud, then the fruit.  It is a progression, but the first is knowing God “Is” allowing us to believe He can, then that He will, and will for us and through us.  We have an assignment that can only be completed by believing!

God’s Word is as sure as God; banish all doubt and fear. Banish all thoughts of deserving or being worthy. Simply believe in Him, His purpose, and His expressed desire to use you!

I pray that you will have a victorious, faith-filled day and enter into His fullness today!