The Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did to Sarah as he had promised. (Genesis 21:1 ESV)
Kept
One afternoon I received a book in the mail. I did not understand why I received that book (it was second-hand, and unfamiliar to me). So I studied the return address, and recognized the name as an old friend.
I called him. And he laughed. He reminded me that he had promised that book to me years and years and years ago. He suddenly remembered, and mailed it!
He kept his promise. Even though I had forgotten. Even though time had passed. Even though it was an insignificant promise.
But he was imitating God, in His love. God promised a son to Sarah and Abraham. And though that promise, when made, was already an unlikely event, God meant it. That promise, though years had passed, was meant by God. As important as that promise was to Sarah and Abraham, it was more important to God.
Because God made the promise in love.
Because that promise was a key moment in God’s plan of salvation.
Because God is forever, and His timing is perfect.
And so God promised… and it happened.
He keeps His promises to You, too. Because He loves His people. In fact, really the promise to Sarah was also a promise to Christians, today.
And He loves us… so He kept it.