A New Name

When God seems slow, we are often tempted to create our own workarounds. Abraham and Sarah did exactly that. But after thirteen years of silence, God speaks again—not first with a rebuke, but with a reminder of who he is: El Shaddai, God Almighty. In Genesis 17, God gives Abraham and Sarah new names, the sign of his covenant, and the promise of a son they could never produce on their own. Their story points us ultimately to Jesus, the true Son of promise, who accomplishes what we never could. God does not ask us to make our plans work. He calls us to trust his promises, walk before him, and respond in faith today.