Quite a Story

Genesis 20 is quite a chapter.

After Sarah made her big snafu and got the maid to sleep with her husband, because of the time and improbability of God’s promise, now her husband tells her to lie to people and tell them that they are brother/sister, because of fear.

We have seen now that the couple God promised star-quantity descendants to, the man who God called righteous, have both failed in their faithfulness to God.

Unfaithfulness always has consequences, but our faithful God is always true to his word, and extends mercy to those who see their wrongdoing and turn back to him.

God speaks to a man (Abimelech) in a dream, when he’s about to take Sarah from Abraham, and reveals their true identity – husband and wife.  The sin of deceit is revealed, the wrongdoing is righted.

You see, Abimelech and his wife had been unable to bear children because of the sin of Sarah. Her wrongdoing had affected others.

Now God uses Abraham to pray for Abimelech, and he and his wife are able to bear children.

Communication with God requires honestly and humility and repentance, if we want to see improbable things take place, our prayers answered, and our families restored.