Core Message
Hospitality ushers in promise, and intercession dares to seek mercy for the many because of the righteous few.
Flow
- Abraham receives three visitors with urgent hospitality.
- Promise repeated: Sarah will bear a son; she laughs within.
- God reveals intent toward Sodom; invites Abraham into intercession.
- Abraham pleads down to ten; mercy explored, justice maintained.
Key Verses
- 18:14 “Is anything too hard for the LORD?”
- Apply: laugh of disbelief can turn to laugh of joy.
- 18:25 “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
- Apply: bold prayer rests on God’s justice and mercy.
Notes
- The “laugh” theme ties to Isaac’s name; God hears inner thoughts.
- Intercession models reverence (“dust and ashes”) with persistence.
Today’s Practice
- Offer tangible hospitality; you may host grace unaware.
- Pray specifically for mercy over places in danger, appealing to God’s character.