God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”
Genesis 17:15-17
Have you ever noticed that we become more arrogant the longer we know someone? I know it's true for me. When I first meet someone, I'm usually pretty good (some may disagree, ha). As we get to know someone over time, we tend to become more relaxed with them. Given enough time, the arrogance may start to show.
I think that may be what is going on here with Abraham.
Could you imagine actually talking with God? I'd be scared to death! If I were in a conversation with God, I assure you that I'd mostly just keep my mouth shut and say "yes sir" a lot, you know? I can tell you with certainty that I would not laugh at Him for something he said! No way!!!
That's what Abraham did here though. Abraham literally laughed at God for what he said, thinking He was crazy for saying it. Can you picture it? "Really God, ha, I'm going to have a kid at 100 years old? you're kidding, right?"
The only reason I can think that he was like this is because he spoke directly to God so many times in his life that he became relaxed around God.
Do you think we do that in our Christian life sometimes? At first, we make sure to read the Bible and study, always trying to grow closer to God. But then, over time, we tend to become relaxed. We start to stray away and become a little too relaxed in our Christian life.
Today, let's not get relaxed in our walk with God. Let's stay focused. Let's keep moving forward towards the goal of being more like God every day.
