God of the impossible
Opening Prayer
Over and over, in the stories of Scripture, you have proven you are the God of the Impossible. Thank you that you have stayed—and will always stay the same.
Read Genesis 17:1, 3-7
1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. 3 Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, 4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. 5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. 7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Meditation
Now quite old, Abraham had no children. But God said that he HAS made him a father of many nations—and that kings would come from him. Wow, what promises, and without the benefit of hindsight, seemingly impossible. But our god knows the end from the beginning, and he always keeps his promises. He kept his promise to Abraham who became the father of many nations. More significant was the promise to be his God forever.