Genesis 17:17-23

"Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. 'How could I become a father at the age of 100?' he thought. 'And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?' So Abraham said to God, 'May Ishmael live under your special blessing!'

"But God replied, 'No—Sarah, your wife, will give birth to a son for you. You will name him Isaac, and I will confirm my covenant with him and his descendants as an everlasting covenant. As for Ishmael, I will bless him also, just as you have asked. I will make him extremely fruitful and multiply his descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. But my covenant will be confirmed with Isaac, who will be born to you and Sarah about this time next year.' When God had finished speaking, he left Abraham.

"On that very day Abraham took his son, Ishmael, and every male in his household, including those born there and those he had bought. Then he circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins, just as God had told him."

 

God's work always seems to start with an impossible birth (Isaac, Jesus, our own spiritual birth). Abraham had a hard time believing God's word, but God stated what would happen, and that was that. Abraham obeyed God right away, even though he couldn't see how on earth God could do what he said. Do you dream of some change in your life that seems impossible? Today, trust your "impossible" situation to the God who makes the impossible happen.