The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 15 July 2024 – Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord?
TOPIC: Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord?
READ: Genesis 18: 1-15 (NKJV)
- Then the LORD appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day.
- So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw [them,] he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground,
- and said, “My Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant.
- “Please let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
- “And I will bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh your hearts. After that you may pass by, inasmuch as you have come to your servant.” They said, “Do as you have said.”
- So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quickly, make ready three measures of fine meal; knead [it] and make cakes.”
- And Abraham ran to the herd, took a tender and good calf, gave [it] to a young man, and he hastened to prepare it.
- So he took butter and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set [it] before them; and he stood by them under the tree as they ate.
- Then they said to him, “Where [is] Sarah your wife?” So he said, “Here, in the tent.”
- And He said, “I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son.” (Sarah was listening in the tent door which [was] behind him.)
- Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; [and] Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
- Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
- And the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear [a child,] since I am old?’
- “Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”
- But Sarah denied [it,] saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh!”
THE MESSAGE:
God spoke to Abraham through dreams, visions, audibly, visibly or otherwise (Genesis 12;1; 13:14; 15:1, verse 5). Here, God sent three visitors and also spoke directly (verses 1-2, verse 10, verse 14). Abraham received and entertained them, and ended up receiving the good news of his life! There and then, God told him that Sarah would bear the child of promise the following year! Sarah’s reaction in verses 12 to 15 are understandable. Abraham (99)and Sarah (89) were already old (verse 11).
At that age, Sarah had already past the child bearing age. Like Mary, she must have wondered in her heart “How can this be?” (Luke 1: 34). No wonder the Lord answered with a question in verse 14 “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” All Christian homes have one challenge or the other. For some, it may be lack of peace; while for others, it may be the lack of the fruit of the womb. These situations could last for a long time. Are there issues you have prayed about for long without any clear response? Have you considered the cases “closed” because of some physical, social, economic or other realities? Let this message ring clearly in your heart, “With God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26).
PRAYER: Thank You Lord that You can handle all my challenges
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: MONDAY, JULY 15, 2024
TOPIC: IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD?
- Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this day in good health and sound mind.
- Father, thank You for the special gift of life, many wished to see this day, but they couldn’t.
- Thank You Jesus for being there for us, Your children.
- Thank You Lord for Your plans for me this year. They are plans of good, not of evil, to give me a successful and good end.
- Father, please forgive me all my known and unknown sins, and give me power to overcome sin and its lustful desires, in Jesus’ name
- Holy Spirit, prepare me to hear from God, in Jesus’ name.
- Father, please, speak to me. I desire to hear from You, in Jesus’ name
- Father with You all things are possible. Please, turn around every impossibility in my life to possibility, in Jesus’ name.
- Father, please put an end to every problem and challenges in my life, in Jesus’ name.
- This week, I will receive good news, in Jesus’ name.
- LORD, help us to get it right in Nigeria, and let Your perfect will be enforced on us in Jesus’ name.
- Heavenly Father, let Your peace reign in this country,
- Whether the devil likes it or not, I will make heaven and receive my eternal rewards in Jesus’ Name.
- This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
- Personal and family prayer requests.
- Confession: God bless the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), God bless the Universal Church, and bless our country Nigeria -1 Chronicles 17:27.
- Thank You Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.
