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Is Anything Too Hard For The LORD??

24016 Genesis 18:13 The Context: Sarah, Abraham’s aged wife, was behind a door and overheard God promise Abraham that they would have a son in their old age. She laughed at the seeming impossibility. We laugh for various reasons; humor, embarrassment, nervousness, ridicule, unbelief. Sarah laughed for unbelief. More than anything else Sarah wanted a baby and now when their child bearing years were long past and the hope had died, God taunts them with an impossible promise. “Sure, like that’s gonna happen,” was her response.

God Asks Us
… "Why did Sarah laugh and say, shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old? Is anything too hard for the LORD?"

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: Are there things that I have longed for that I have lost hope of ever coming to pass? What are some things that I am believing are too hard for the LORD? Do I realize that God hears and knows everything I say and even think about? Do I realize that God wants me to include and trust Him in everything?

WHY GOD ASKS QUESTIONS?

It is easy to read the Bible and see only stories and rules. Even if a person can see the Bible as a revelation of Who God is and what He is like it can be difficult to fully realize that in the Bible God invites us to the amazing adventure of an eternal and perfect relationship with Him.

How often do we wish we could ask God questions and have Him give us a plain answer? God, why did You let my father die? God, why am I not getting well? God, why aren’t my plans working? And the questions go on and on and on. The questions aren’t always doubting or complaining, but sometimes simply curiosity. I assume that it is a surprise to most of us that in the Bible God asks us more than 500 questions.

Why does God ask us questions? Surely if God is GOD He knows the answer to all His questions. God does not need us to inform Him of our circumstances, thoughts or motives. God’s questions are always in a context and the reason for them is to prompt us to think more seriously about our lives. So really, the reason God asks us questions is because He cares so much about us.

More than just seeking to probe what we know or think, God's questions can:
>> motivate our curiosity.
>> prompt us to reevaluate the way we think and behave.
>> help us see things from a different perspective.
>> help us dig deeper into really important issues.
>> help us discover what we truly believe.
>> demonstrate that God is dynamically interested in us.
God asks us questions because He wants us to grow.
How important are God’s questions to you?

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