Holy Laughter

Genesis 17:17 — “Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, hear?” And so God commanded that the promised child’s name be, “Isaac.” What a name to give to a babe: Laughter! Through all the ages, the laughter of Abraham is memorialized in that name given his son. Abraham had reason to laugh for joy at the message of the Lord. For many long years he had awaited the...