300 months

300 months…25 years…that’s a long time to wait for anything. 

From Genesis 12 when God first promised Abram that He would make his name great and out of him would come many nations till Genesis 25 when Isaac was born was 25 years. Waiting is never easy. We have a hard time waiting for a 12 second YouTube commercial to be over. Yet, it’s even harder when it involves waiting for something huge like a child to be born. 

Imagine with me. 

Abram and Sarai. At some point he had to tell his family and friends they would be known as Abraham and Sarah. Maybe they chuckled, from father to father of nations? He couldn’t even have one child. 

Can you envision the probable conversations in the Abram household? If you’ve ever been trying to have a child you can. 

Every month. So, this month? No.

For 300 months…25 years. And don’t think for a moment that this only started at age 75. Abram and Sarai had been married for many years. It wasn’t the first time they’d tried to have a child. They wanted a child. When they married, can you imagine? 

Every month. So, this month? No.

Certainly, at some point, they gave up. Maybe age 50? Who knows. But then came the promise and it all would have started again. 

Every month. So, this month? No.

The renewed joy eventually would have worn off. Joy turned to tension? Questions? Maybe we misunderstood the promise. Were there specialists they consulted? Nothing. 

Every month. So, this month? No.

Perhaps they began to blame each other.

Every month. So, this month? No. 

In the midst of their temptations to give up, their confusion as to what and when and how, their cloudiness, their seeming hopelessness.

God didn’t

God knew

God was aware

God was at work

And in your life…whatever the issue. 

God doesn’t

God knows

God is aware

God is at work

So, you. You remain faithful. Whatever it is. It will be OK. 

God knows

God is aware.

God is at work.