Its important to accept deeply that faith will be tested in this pilgrimage. When it is God wants us to trust him.

Nothing can make us happy except the God who made us for himself; nothing can satisfy our thirst for happiness except the Christ who made satisfaction for our sins that we might belong to him.

Genesis 21 is the story of a promise fulfilled. It shows us that God keeps His promises with unfailing consistency.

In this story we see that when we stumble into the same stubborn sins, we must remind ourselves of both the severity of our sin and the sovereignty of Gods grace.

In a culture without the fear of God, to live as God's pilgrim children must be our firm resolve.

God does what is right because thats who he is. Because God does what is right, the way he rules is right. Because God does what is right, his words are right.

Were going to look at Genesis 18 through the lens of where the story ends up in Genesis 21 and see this idea of the better laughter as a theme for what faith can look like in our lives.

It is God Almighty who gives us His promises and calls us to our pilgrimage.