Text: Genesis 18:1-16

Introduction.

-Abraham had a son with Hagar.
-A crisis had been settled in the marriage.
-In the heat of Midday, he is outside his tent. Sarah is inside.
- Genesis 16:1-2 informs us that the idea of Abraham having a son with Hagar was Sarah's.
- Genesis 21:8-9 informs us that the idea of sending Hagar away was also Sarah's.
-What was the crisis? Abraham was a father. But Sarah was not a mother.
-When Ishmael , Hagar's son, was born, Abraham was 86 years old.
- The problems come along with us our whole life.
 
01. God sees Abraham's heart.

- Genesis 18:3 Not only one, but three angels visit Abraham.
-God had made a promise. In the deepest crisis, he intervenes.
-God sees the husband's heart, the wife's heart and the son's as well.

02. Abraham opens his heart to God.

- Genesis 18:3. To wash the feet, to offer food, to wish fellowship.
- He does not miss the opportunity to adore.
- He does not "close the door" to God.
- There are many that, during crises, close the door to God.
-Abraham is then known as the "friend of God".

03. God intervenes in an open heart.

- Abraham was 75 years old when God promised him a son.
-Abraham was 86 years old when Ishmael was born.
- When he was 99 years old, God appears to him and confirms the promise.
-When he was 100 years old, Isaac was born.
- 25 years waiting. The time, the enemy of hope.
-If the time is not well managed, the soul ends up in desperation.
- Genesis 18:10. We will return in a year.

Conclusion.

- Genesis 18:12 . Sarah laughed.
- A laugh that shows crisis. Sadness, bitterness.
- Genesis 18:13. She is reproached. Tries to explain herself.
-How would you like to be at the age of 90, 100 years? Overflowing happiness or bitterness?
- What to do when facing the "blows of life"?
-Is anyone here "sitting outside the tent"?
-There was a problem there.
- " In a marital relationship, when someone wins, the relationship loses."
-Abraham was happy, was a father. Sarah was bitter, unable to have a child.
-May God intervene in our family.