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Genesis 17:15-17
"15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?"

Eve and Adam were KICKED out of their home town; the Garden of Eden. Another time GOD KICKED His people out of their home town was Abram and Sarai, in  chapter twelve. GOD had good reasons to GET them OUT, there was idolatry and wickedness in this culture that would influence and corrupt them. If they would have stayed it would have been far worse for them. By moving out, DISRUPTING their lives, GOD saves them and begins the family history of Salvation!

Today's verses, GOD shares His plan with the faithful couple. "And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but SARAH shall her name be. And I will BLESS her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will BLESS her, and she shall be a MOTHER of nations; kings of people shall be OF HER." Only a select few people get renamed by GOD. SARAH is prominent among them because she is "the Mother of Nations!" From her descendents we not only get King David we also get our Lord and Savior! 

When they first learn of GOD'S plan, Abraham is 75 years old and Sarah is 66! It's unbelievable at that time, and then they wait, and they wait some more. "Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is NINETY years old, BEAR?" With GOD all things are possible. Giving birth to your first child at the age of 90 is very DISRUPTING. God works according to His plan and not our plan!
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