By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised. Therefore there was born even of one man, and him as good as dead at that, as many descendants as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore. Hebrews 11:11-12 (NASB)
As we now consider Abraham’s wife Sarah and her faith, we are faced with the contrast of human reasoning and Godly reality. It is for this reason that I particularly love the story of Sarah and her divinely appointed pregnancy; we can see the evidence of God’s hand creating what appears to be impossible.
As we read the account of Sarah (and Abraham) we must not be judgemental, after all, they only express the thoughts of any elderly couple being told they will bear a son. Remember that Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah 90 years old! Abraham fell on his face laughing when he received the news from God, and Sarah was a bit more…
