God Who Finally Makes Us Smile 1
Bible passage: Genesis 18:9-15
“ 9. "Where is your wife Sarah?" they asked him. "There, in the tent," he said. 10. Then the LORD said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son." Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. 11. Abraham and Sarah were already old and well advanced in years, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. 12. So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, "After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?" 13. Then the LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really have a child, now that I am old?' 14. Is anything too hard for the LORD? "
There is a saying that refers to the "aesthetics of waiting." It means that waiting for good people or good things is a happy experience.
However, no matter how good the outcome, if the waiting time becomes prolonged, frustration, anxiety, and disbelief will increase in proportion to the time spent waiting. In today’s scripture, Sarah was going through such difficulties related to waiting. In Genesis Chapter 12, when God called Abraham, He promised to give him a son. Abraham was 75 years old when he received the promise, and it was fulfilled when he was 100 years old. For 25 long years after receiving the promise, there were times when Abraham and Sarah were overwhelmed with anticipation, and other times when they were in deep anguish.
It is no exaggeration to say that their lives were a continuous process of waiting. Today’s scripture tells the story in the 24th year after God promised to give them a son. Even though they had received the promise, waiting for 24 years without an answer would certainly make them exhausted and frustrated. From God’s perspective, He had planned to fulfill the promise a year later, so He knew they just needed to wait a little longer.
Mungu Anayetufanya Tutabasamu Hatimaye 1
Andiko la Biblia: Mwanzo 18:9–15
“9. Wakamwuliza, Yuko wapi Sara mkeo? Akasema, Yuko pale hemani. 10. Akasema, Hakika nitakurudia mwakani wakati kama huu, na tazama, Sara mkeo atakuwa na mwana. Sara akasikia mlangoni pa hema, nyuma yake. 11. Basi Abrahamu na Sara walikuwa wazee, wameendelea sana katika siku zao; na desturi ya wanawake ilikuwa imekwisha kwa Sara. 12. Sara akacheka moyoni mwake, akisema, Baada ya kuchakaa kwangu, nitapata raha, na bwana wangu akiwa mzee? 13. BWANA akamwambia Abrahamu, Mbona Sara amecheka? 14. Je, kuna neno gumu lisilowezekana kwa BWANA? 15. Sara akaogopa, akakana, akisema, Sikucheka. Naye akasema, La, umecheka.”
Kuna msemo unaoitwa “uzuri wa kusubiri.” Unamaanisha kwamba kumngoja mtu mwema au jambo zuri kunaweza kuwa jambo lenye furaha.
Hata hivyo, hata kama matokeo yatakuwa mazuri, kusubiri kukirefuka huongeza kufadhaika, wasiwasi na mashaka. Katika andiko la leo, Sara alikuwa akipitia ugumu huo. Katika Mwanzo 12, Mungu alipomwita Abrahamu, alimwahidi mwana. Abrahamu alikuwa na miaka 75 alipopokea ahadi hiyo; Isaka akazaliwa miaka 25 baadaye, Abrahamu akiwa na miaka 100. Maisha yao yalikuwa safari ndefu ya kusubiri.
Andiko la leo linatokea mwaka wa 24 baada ya ahadi. Ingawa walikuwa wamepokea ahadi, kusubiri miaka mingi bila jibu kungewachosha na kuwavunja moyo. Mungu alijua angeitimiza ahadi mwaka uliofuata, lakini Abrahamu na Sara hawakujua hilo. Sara alicheka aliposikia kwamba angezaa mtoto akiwa mzee. Lakini Mungu alimkumbusha kwamba hakuna jambo lililo gumu mno kwake. Mungu ndiye anayeweza kutubadilishia machozi kuwa tabasamu hatimaye.
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