Limitless

Have you given much thought to names? If you could change your name to anything, what would it be? Would it be a name that has a meaning? Would it be a name you especially like. Would it be a name of someone in your family history?

We don’t normally get much say in what our name is. We are named by our parents and that is that. When we become parents, we spend time thinking about what to name our children. Often, we choose names we like or are popular. We don’t often think about the meaning of the name.

In the case of Abram and Sarai, God renamed them to Abraham and Sarah. God changed Abraham’s name because he was going to be the ancestor of a multitude of nations (Genesis 17:5). He changed Sarah’s name because kings would come from her offspring. God was going to do something amazing through the two of them, something they could not fathom.

Abraham was a shepherd. He was faithful to God and left his home country to travel to a new one God promised to give his descendants. Sarah was also faithful and went along with Abraham to fulfill God’s promise. But I’m sure both of them were wondering how this would happen. Perhaps there were doubts. After all, when God made his promise, Abraham was ninety-nine years old, and Sarah was eighty-nine years old.

As we grow older, we begin to settle into the limitations of this world. We begin to realize we are not as quick, strong, or flexible as we were when we were young. Our bodies ache. Our memory may not be as good as it used to be. We cast aside any notion of doing things we did when we were young. Yet, God can do anything through us he decides to do. Our part is to be willing and to believe God can do it.

I pray we all are willing to be used by God. I pray we believe God can do anything he wants. I pray each one of us will submit to God’s plan and understand he is limitless. Submit to God’s plan. Be willing to be used by him. Know God is limitless. Trust his promises.

Genesis 17:15-16 God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”