Daily Archive

“As Isaiah said, “Rejoice, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into a
joyful shout, you who have never been in labor! For the desolate woman now has more
children than the woman who lives with her husband!”” Galatians 4:27

Nothing says hopelessness like broken dreams.

Ask the woman who longs to have a baby
but no matter how much she and her husband try, pregnancy doesn’t happen.

Ask the young couple whose excitement over the birth of a child see the hopes dashed by a
miscarriage or still birth.

Ask the spouse who is body slammed by unexpected divorce papers.

Ask the patient given a diagnosis of incurable cancer. As the addict who relapses time and
again.

Ask the pastor who gave is best to ministry and is rejected by the very people he prayed
over, cried with and sacrificed for.

Abraham’s wife, Sarah, knew about hopelessness. She loved Abraham. He was strong,
wise and successful as a shepherd. As a husband he was loving, kind and gentle. But
perhaps his strongest trait was his deep faith in God.

More than anything else, Sarah
wanted to give him the baby he longed for, to give him opportunity to leave a strong, godly
legacy.

It’s no wonder she grew excited when Abraham came home from an impromptu
meeting with God to announce that a baby would soon be felt kicking in Sarah’s womb.
Soon a son would be drinking at her breast. Soon her dream of motherhood would come to
fruition.

Although the couple would do what any of us would do, take matters into our own hands,
God’s promise would be fulfilled in his time, in his way, for his glory.

That’s grace. Grace
gives new life to broken dreams.

In spite of their mistake, grace gave new life to broken
dreams.

He can do that for you too, you know. He understands your weakness. He isn’t surprised by
your failure. His plan won’t be thwarted. No matter how far you stray, he calls you home
and welcomes you into his arms.

Grace Nugget: Grace gives new life to broken dreams.