Laughing At God

ALL – Psalm 7:1-17
ALL – Proverbs 2:1-5
OT – Genesis 16:1-18:15
NT – Matthew 6:1-24

We all have times when we kind of laugh at God, times when God’s promises seem to be too good to be true… at least, in our lives. We think, “Perhaps God will do wonderful things for others, or perhaps He’s done amazing things in the past, but I just can’t imagine Him touching my life in a miraculous way.” Perhaps we can’t imagine that God would give children to us, because the doctors have said that we’re infertile. Perhaps we can’t imagine that God would heal our cancer-ridden bodies. Perhaps we can’t imagine that God would help us to quit a harmful habit, like smoking cigarettes or getting over alcoholism. Perhaps we can’t imagine that God would take the heart of our abusive husband and transform him into a man of gentleness.

Even Abraham had a point where he laughed at the idea that God would do the miraculous in his life:

Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, "Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?" – Genesis 17:17, NIV

And yet God gave Abraham and Sarah a son, Isaac.

God’s design for your life is good. And God can make good things happen. It may take a while. We may even have to wait until we’re face to face with God in heaven before our lives experience the dramatic change God is looking for. But God often is pleased to do the miraculous in our lives while we still live in this world. He wants the world to know His intentions toward us are good.

So let’s not laugh at God’s promises. Let’s trust them, and let’s joyfully celebrate when we see His transformational work in our lives.

Would you like to share something you’ve seen God do? I’d love to hear it!

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