Sarah

You know when you find something exciting and there’s just so much to share, you could talk about it for days? That’s how Abraham’s life is for me trying to write these posts. I mean… his life is recorded so extensively in scripture that there’s no way in one post we could study it all! And actually – we’re barely going to scratch the surface by extending to this post. But today we look at the life of Abraham’s wife, Sarah! Hang on with both hands. Today is a little like drinking from a fire hose! Lots of information coming at you at once, but it’s worth it! I promise.

We’re going to break tradition, here, and will hop into Hebrews 11 last. First, let’s finish up talking about Abraham.

READ GENESIS 12:1-9. IN YOUR JOURNAL, LIST EVERYTHING GOD PROMISES ABRAM.

The Lord’s promise to Abram in verses 2-3 are very famous. Among other things, and in not-so-many words, God is telling Abram that the nation of Israel would come from him (and it does – down the line). And (spoiler alert!) when God tells Abram that “all peoples on earth will be blessed through you,” He means Jesus. Yes! If you trace the line of Jesus all the way back, it goes right to Abraham. God’s promises never fail – even if it takes a while to see them come to pass.

READ THE VERSES IN THE CHART BELOW AND MAKE A CHART IN YOUR JOURNAL, JOTTING DOWN A SUMMARY OF GOD’S PROMISES.

Did you write the word “descendants” or “offspring” a lot? Have your parents ever repeated something to you over and over, so you’d get the point? I think this is what God was trying to do with Abraham. From that exercise above, how many times did God mention that Abraham would have children? Yea! Twelve times!

WHAT UNIQUE THING ABOUT SARAI (SARAH) DO WE REMEMBER FROM READING HER AND ABRAHAM’S BACKGROUND STORY IN GENESIS 11? (SEE VERSE 30.)

Here’s the deal: Sarah was barren, meaning she was unable to have a child. But I think God was trying to break through to Abraham with all of these promises that He can do the impossible! It was not a crushing or debilitating thing for God to know that Sarah couldn’t have children. He can do whatever He wants! And the more things stack up to be impossible, the bigger the glory God gets when He comes through. And if He makes a promise, it always sticks. Nothing is impossible with God. We have such a tiny view of life and He sees it all! I have definitely seen the Lord work in the impossible, so much so that I love to call him “the impossible God.”

It’s amazing to watch Him break through walls that look so insurmountable for me. Sometimes it’s even fun! It’s like a defiant jab at Satan to believe God can break down barriers and do miracles. If you’re facing something that you’d consider to be impossible right now, keep believing! Keep praying. Pray that the Lord would help you to want what He wants in the situation – believing that He always gets what He wants! And what He wants for us is always best! If the miracle doesn’t come right away, keep at it! Wait on an answer from the Lord.

Have you ever questioned God’s timing or how something that looked impossible was going to work out? Describe this time in your journal. Are you still waiting? How did it ultimately turn out?