Song # 1039.1 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. We read in the Book of Genesis in chapter 18 that God visited Abraham while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent, in the heat of the day, near the great trees of Mamre. God told Abraham that his wife Sarah will have a baby boy, even though she was past child bearing age.
The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day (Genesis 18:1). Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground (Genesis 18:2). He said “If I have found favour in your eyes, my Lord, do not pass your servant by” (Genesis 18:3). “Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree” (Genesis 18:4). “Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way, now that you have come to your servant.” “Very well” they answered “do as you say” (Genesis 18:5). So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah “Quick” he said “get three seahs of fine flour and knead it and bake some bread” (Genesis 18:6). Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it (Genesis 18:7). He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree (Genesis 18:8). “Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him. “There in the tent” he said (Genesis 18:9). Then the Lord said “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him (Genesis 18:10). Abraham and Sarah were already old and well advanced in years, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing (Genesis 18:11). So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought “After I am worn out and my master is old, I will now have this pleasure?” (Genesis 18:12). Then the Lord said to Abraham “Why did Sarah laugh and say ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’” (Genesis 18:13). “Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son” (Genesis 18:14).
Thought for today: God can do extraordinary things, through ordinary people.
Thought for the future: you have all you need in life, when you have God in your life. Do you have God in your life? Where will you spend your eternity?