02/07/2026
Even the father of faith had moments of doubt. When God renewed His promise, Abraham laughed, not out of mockery, but out of sheer incredulity. How could a hundred-year-old man and a ninety-year-old woman bear a child? From Abraham’s perspective, the promise seemed too late, too impossible.
So Abraham did what many of us do in the meantime: he looked for an alternative. He prayed, “If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!” It was as though he was saying, “Lord, just bless what I already have don’t ask me to believe for more.” Read more…
Even Abraham laughed at God’s promise—yet the Lord fulfilled it through Isaac. Lay down your “Ishmaels,” bring doubts to God, and trust Him for the impossible.