Promise 51 Gen. 20:17-18

Gen. 20:17-18 - "Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children. For the Lord had closed fast all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife." There is a lot going on here in these two verses. Abraham prayed and God answered; God healed closed wombs; God had closed wombs because of Sarah. Let's do a backward chain here. It appears cruel that God would close the wombs of women so that they can't bear children, however if you look at the big story here, If Abimelech could have had children then he would not have taken Sarah for another wife and Abraham and all who were with him would have just passed on through the place, but because of this encounter, and God is working His plan in Abraham's life, Abraham gained favour in Abimelech's eyes and was given open passage to settle wherever he wanted, was given more livestock and lots of money. This all factors into the covenant that God made with Abraham. Now, God healed the closed wombs, I know many women who live in silent despair because they are not able to conceive children. God healed Abimelech's women, every singe one of them, in the household. Is He not the same God today as He was then and will be tomorrow? He can, is and will continue to heal closed wombs. We must NEVER give up praying for this to happen and believing that it will happen. The third promise here is that when we pray, God answers. Abraham prayed for Abimelech and the women. He was the intercessor on their behalf. There is power in prayer. Because He loves us, He will listen to us. He will move in other's lives when His beloved children go to Him. So keep speaking to Him, keep the communication lines open with Him. He knows what's going on in our lives and what we are concerned about, but He wants to hear it straight from us, not through the angel grapevine. Pray!