“Is any thing too hard for the LORD?”
Genesis 18:14, KJV · excerpt
Be Still
There are hopes we hardly know how to speak aloud anymore. We have carried them through ordinary mornings, answered other people’s questions, and quietly learned to expect less. Let us bring that guarded place into the presence of the Lord today.
We do not need to manufacture certainty. We can begin by listening to His question.
Behold Him
Genesis 18 places Abraham at his tent in the heat of the day. He welcomes three visitors beneath a tree, and Sarah hears the promise that she will have a son. She knows her age. She knows Abraham’s age. She laughs within herself. The Lord hears what was never spoken aloud and asks, “Is any thing too hard for the LORD?” Read Genesis 18:1–15.
This question belongs to a particular promise: Sarah will bear the son God has announced, at the time He has appointed. It is not permission to turn every desire into a promise from Him. It is an invitation to behold the One whose faithfulness is not defeated by what appears impossible.
What Does This Reveal About God’s Heart?
The Lord brings His promise close enough to be heard at a tent door. He knows the hidden response of the heart, yet He continues the conversation. Sarah’s uncertainty does not catch Him unprepared. He answers it with the truth of who He is.
How tenderly this calls us away from pretending. We may tell Him where waiting has made us weary, where disappointment has narrowed our expectations, and where we are afraid to hope. He already knows. Honest prayer gives those places somewhere to rest.
His power and His faithfulness belong together. We worship Him not simply because He can do what we cannot, but because He is trustworthy in all He does. We can ask boldly while leaving the answer, the manner, and the timing in His hands.
Beholding Yeshua
In Yeshua, God’s nearness becomes wonderfully personal. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. He entered ordinary human days, received questions, and called people into trust. We behold divine power joined to compassion—not a distant force, but our living Savior.
At His cross and empty tomb, we see how far His redeeming love has gone. Today we may bring Him our unfinished prayers without having to write the ending ourselves. He is worthy of our hope and of our surrender.
Worshipful Prayer
Abba Father, thank You that You know the thoughts we have kept behind the tent door. You see the hope, the hesitation, and the ache of waiting. We welcome Your truth into every place where fear has quietly settled.
Forgive us where we have measured Your faithfulness by our own strength. Teach us to recognize what You have truly promised and to hold it with humble confidence. Keep us from forcing our desires into Your mouth. Let Your Word shape our expectation and Your love steady our hearts.
Yeshua, we worship You for coming near. Receive the prayers we scarcely know how to pray. Give us courage to ask, patience to listen, and grace to follow You through this day. Whatever remains unfinished, let our trust grow deeper in You.
In Yeshua’s holy, beautiful, wonderful, powerful name, Amen.
My Stone of Remembrance: I can bring my impossibilities to the Lord without taking the ending out of His hands.
By Edward and Cynthia Best