Genesis 21:1-7, zaka 25 zadutsa kuchokera pamene mulungu anapanga malonjezo ake kwa Abrahamu komanso Sara kuti azawapatsa mwana. Abrahamu wakwanitsa zaka 100 ndipo Sara wakwanitsa zaka 91. Kuthekera kosonyeza kuti awiriwa angakhale ndi mwana sikumasonyeza. Sara wadutsa zaka zoberekera mwana. Koma funso nkumati, kodi chilipo chomwe chingamukanike mulungu? Tikudziwa kuti mulungu amasunga mawu ake komanso amakwanilitsa malonjezo ake munthawi yoyikika, ukulu wa mulungu ndi kukhulupirika kwake sikuwona malire. Koma kudzera mu moyo wonse wa Abrahamu tawona kuti kusamvera mulungu kumabweletsa mavuto. Koma kodi izi zingaletse kukwanilitsidwa kwa malonjezo a mulungu? Ayi. Chifukwa ninji? Mulungu ali ndi kuthekera kosintha mavuto kukhala Chimwemwe. Sara anadikira kwa nthawi yayitali komanso analandira chitonzo chokhala munthu osabereka. Koma tikuona mulungu akukwanilitsa malonjezano ake ndipo Sara akubereka mwana. Nthawi ingatalike bwanji kapena ingafupike mulungu amakwanilitsa malonjezano ake.
Genesis 21:1-7, 25 years have passed since God made his promise to Abraham and Sarah to give them a child. Abraham has turned 100 years and Sarah has turned 91 years old. We can just imagine the impossibility of these too having a baby per God’s promises. Sarah has passed the age of child bearing. But the question is, can there be anything too extraordinary to God? We know that God keeps his word and fulfils his promises at the pointed time, God’s sovereignty and faithfulness see no boundary. But through out the life of Abraham we learn some valuable lessons like our disobedience to God brings us sorrows. But can that stop God’s promises from being fulfilled? The answer is no. Why? Because God has the ability to turn calamities into happiness. Sarah waited for so long and she suffered as well the taunts of being barren. But we see God finally fulfilling his promise and Sarah nurses a baby. It does not matter how far or how long, come what may God still fulfills his promises.
