Nothing but the Truth!

"And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken. For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him." Genesis 21:1‭-‬2. SPOLIER ALERT: THE PROMISE IS HERE! Sarah FINALLY had her child, and this would lead to Abraham & Sarah birthing many nations, just as God spoke to them from the beginning. All along, Abraham & Sarah should have held to God's Word as Truth. He will always make a way when there seems to be no way, as it says in Isaiah. This still holds true for us today! Even when there are no results and nothing is adding up, we can trust in God.

Honesty is the best policy, as they say. God allowed Abraham & Sarah to be husband & wife. But Abraham became fearful every time they'd travel to a new land that someone would take his wife for her beauty. So, before the promise came, Abraham yet again trusted in something other than Truth, other than God. "And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife."

Genesis 20:2‭-‬3. Well, let's just say this was half the truth because Sarah was Abraham's half-sister as well as his wife (normal in those days). But still! This wasn't the first time Abraham had done this, and EVERY time the men which almost took Sarah regretted the decision. This time, God intervened directly to Abimilech about the situation.

Moral of all this? Trust God's plans. Don't let fears and lies get in the way. Accept nothing but the Truth. And what IS Truth? God's Word! Clearly we can see that God's plans unfold and come to pass more than our own. In this reading there is also the story of the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah. This was a city which displeased God to the MAX. They did not even try to listen to Truth. They did wicked and evil things, and God destroyed all but Abraham's nephew Lot and his 2 daughters because Abraham pleaded in prayer for them. Lot's wife turned to a pillar of salt after looking back to the sinful city. Now we can see that no people are perfect, but God's plan always is. Stick with nothing but the Truth!

"Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord." Psalms 4:5.