9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13 And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 14 Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. 15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh (Genesis 18:9-15).
It is probably unwise to laugh at God. And yet Sarah did just that. Frankly, Sarah is fortunate that God’s promises are gracious and actually irreversible. Perhaps, Sarah realized her error and to cover up, lied. But for this also she is fortunate that God is not just gracious but merciful. We too however often seem to doubt God promises. After all, do we always live like we are the redeemed children of the living God? Whenever we do not, we in effect, mock God.
It is probably unwise to laugh at God. And yet Sarah did just that. Frankly, Sarah is fortunate that God’s promises are gracious and actually irreversible. Perhaps, Sarah realized her error and to cover up, lied. But for this also she is fortunate that God is not just gracious but merciful. We too however often seem to doubt God promises. After all, do we always live like we are the redeemed children of the living God? Whenever we do not, we in effect, mock God.
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