TWENTY-FIVE (25) IN THE BIBLE
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Number TWENTY-FIVE in the Bible
a) Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. (Genesis 21:1-2)
b) Abraham was 75 years old when God called him. God made a covenant with Abraham and promised him and his 65 year old wife, Sarah a son. Isaac was not born nine months later. He was born twenty-five years later when Abraham was 100 and Sarah was 90 (Genesis 17:17; 21:5). You do the math. That was twenty-five years later! Where was God for twenty-five years?
c) God did not forget His promise to Abraham. God was working things out for the benefit of all nations since Abraham was to become the "Father of Many Nations." Surely God could have opened up Sarah's womb immediately, but He chose not to do so at that particular time.
d) God's ultimate plan will always be carried out in His perfect timing. When the waiting had gotten too long for Sarah, she took matters into her own hands. Of course, Abraham went along with it by sleeping with Hagar, and Ishmael was born. But Ishmael was not the son of promise. God's plan was not fulfilled until twenty-five years later.
e) By that time, Abraham's faith was stronger and He was ready to trust God wholeheartedly. That's why Abraham was able to pass the test with the near sacrifice of Isaac on Mt. Moriah.
f) Twenty-five is the number of grace multiplied five times. It is that grace that allows us to wait on God's promises. It is that grace that allows us to be faithful in the midst of our storms. Twenty-five is what you might call "Grace Under Fire."
g) Let's wait on God for His promises to be fulfilled . . . even if it takes twenty-five years! Know that God's grace is sufficient! (2 Corinthians 12:9) Let's wait on it!
The End ...
1. Number TWENTY-FIVE in the Biblea) Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. (Genesis 21:1-2)
b) Abraham was 75 years old when God called him. God made a covenant with Abraham and promised him and his 65 year old wife, Sarah a son. Isaac was not born nine months later. He was born twenty-five years later when Abraham was 100 and Sarah was 90 (Genesis 17:17; 21:5). You do the math. That was twenty-five years later! Where was God for twenty-five years?
c) God did not forget His promise to Abraham. God was working things out for the benefit of all nations since Abraham was to become the "Father of Many Nations." Surely God could have opened up Sarah's womb immediately, but He chose not to do so at that particular time.
d) God's ultimate plan will always be carried out in His perfect timing. When the waiting had gotten too long for Sarah, she took matters into her own hands. Of course, Abraham went along with it by sleeping with Hagar, and Ishmael was born. But Ishmael was not the son of promise. God's plan was not fulfilled until twenty-five years later.
e) By that time, Abraham's faith was stronger and He was ready to trust God wholeheartedly. That's why Abraham was able to pass the test with the near sacrifice of Isaac on Mt. Moriah.
f) Twenty-five is the number of grace multiplied five times. It is that grace that allows us to wait on God's promises. It is that grace that allows us to be faithful in the midst of our storms. Twenty-five is what you might call "Grace Under Fire."
g) Let's wait on God for His promises to be fulfilled . . . even if it takes twenty-five years! Know that God's grace is sufficient! (2 Corinthians 12:9) Let's wait on it!
The End ...
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