The Arkansas Traveler

 Genesis 17:18-21 (NKJV)
18 And Abraham said to God, "Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!"
19 Then God said: "No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you
shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an
everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.
20 "And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him,
and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall
beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
21 But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to
you at this set time next year."
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    God had called Abram and Sarai to leave their home and go to an
unknown land. They had done as commanded.
    They had no children, but God promised to make them a great nation
through whom the whole world would be blessed.
    Fifteen years passed and still no children. Sarah devised a plan to
get a son through her servant. (Getting ahead of God!)
    Ten more years and God promised a son to Sarah, even though she was
well past child bearing age. God would keep His promise!
    Will we trust God to keep His promises to us, even when it seems
impossible?