So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
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… behind him. Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age, and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my Lord, being old also? And the Lord said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I surely bear a child since I am old? Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. But Sarah denied it, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said, No, but you did laugh. Got a couple problems with this story. One is Sarah laughed at God, and two, she lied. So we have some issues here. In Hebrews 11, we read the same story. It's a little bit different in Hebrews 11. Verse 11, by faith, Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. …
… Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age, and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. Therefore, Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my Lord being old also? And the Lord said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I surely bear a child since I am old? Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time, I will return to you according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. But Sarah denied it, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said, no, but you did laugh. God really need to check y'all sometimes, because how are you going to lie straight to the Lord as he's sitting there listening? Lord, I really do have faith. I wasn't laughing. I really do believe you. But he knows what's in your heart, regardless of the words that you speak. Even the text says that Sarah laughed within herself. That means that the Lord knew what was happening inside of her, even though she never gave it language. With that in mind, Lord, you know what's happening on the inside of us. Certainly you know what's happening around us. …
Genesis 18 verses 10 through 12. Genesis 18, first book of the Bible. I don't even trust y'all. Y'all read silently. Y'all can really mess it up. Y'all read silently. I'm going to read out loud. Then one of them said, I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah, your wife, will have a son. Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him. Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, After I'm worn out and my husband is old, can I still have pleasure? You may be seated. Amen. Huff I want you to take out the note-taking section of your device, of your Android or your iPhone pen and paper. There's some critical keys that I want to give you on today that I believe is going to be a blessing to you long after this day. Abraham and Sarah were already getting old. Sarah was past the age where she could have kids. So she laughed to herself and said, after I'm worn out, can I still experience pleasure? I want to preach for a little while today using as a subject, I just want to enjoy myself. I just want to enjoy myself. …
… and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my Lord, being old also? And the Lord said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, shall I surely bear a child since I am old? Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time, I will return to you according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. But Sarah denied it, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said, no, but you did laugh. Got a couple problems with this story. One is Sarah laughed at God, and two, she lied. So we have some issues here. In Hebrews 11, we read the same story. It's a little bit different in Hebrews 11. Verse 11, by faith, Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. Now that's the same story. …