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Sermon #27: THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD

  “But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him. So I will stretch out my hand …” Exodus 3: 19-20 I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him,” God said to Moses. I rephrase this statement as follows: “I know that the devil will not leave you alone unless a mighty hand compels him.” That sounds totally true. Satan has to be compelled to leave you alone, to let you go. He will never willingly let you go. This goes to show the determination that Satan has when it comes to constraining the children of God; he wants to keep them in bondage forever. Christians, therefore, need to be more determined than the devil to free themselves from his shackles. Unfortunately, a number of Christians are too lukewarm or absent-minded to even think of getting their freedom; such Christians, therefore, remain under Satan’s bondage in various areas of their lives. The devil is determined to bind you forever. If the devil i...
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Sermon #20: YOU SHALL LAUGH AGAIN


Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.” Genesis 21:6-7

As we learned earlier, when Sarah heard the angels promise Abraham a son, she laughed.

The reason Sarah laughed is clear; she was Abraham’s wife, and she was old. In fact, at 90 years of age, Sarah was very old. It was extremely difficult for her to visualize the possibility of bearing a child at such an advanced age. Even the community would most probably have found the prophecy quite unbelievable!

So, when Sarah laughed at the promise, it was like saying, “Wait! You are joking, right?” or “No way; that just cannot be, given my condition!”

You probably are in a situation that you now consider barren, beyond redemption, or plainly just impossible. You may have resigned and taken such a situation as your fate. Like Sarah, you’ve probably laughed at the prospects of a turnaround.

You probably thought that was your last laugh as prospects of a turnaround seemed to fade with the passage of time.

You shall laugh again, this time a hearty kind of laughter. You’ve got to believe this! Just take a moment to meditate on Sarah’s situation and on how the Lord turned it around to the bewilderment of all those who witnessed it. Why should your situation differ?

As God had promised, Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son, Isaac. This is a strong lesson for us never to allow our vain imaginations to limit the hand of God.

I was truly captivated by Sarah’s hilarious reaction when she realized that nothing was too hard for God; when she realized that the outcome that she had deemed impossible by any means was in fact possible.

Just listen to Sarah confess: “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.” Genesis 21:6-7

You shall laugh. Not once or twice; they shall know you as the one who always laughs. Not only that, but those of pure hearts who witness your situation turn around shall also laugh with you; they will also be edified by the miracle.

Here is a powerful question: “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children?

Let’s hear Sarah testify before God and mankind:  Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.

It was done. God is faithful, and nothing is too hard for Him!

Doesn’t this ignite hope in you?

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