Abraham and Sarah

Adenike Morounke Adebola

But Sarai was barren; she had no child (Genesis 11:30).

"And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.... And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age." (Genesis 21:1-3, 6-7).

Abraham and Sarah had tried all, even surrogacy, and it failed. Perhaps they were pouring all their love on Lot as a son, but he soon greedily chose the 'better' part of the land and moved away...they had given up hope and had concluded that all they had would be inherited by Ishmael or a servant....

Then came an angelic visitation, which they could have easily missed if they did not maintain a good attitude even when all hope seemed lost...then Sarah laughed....then she lied about laughing....but the Lord had mercy and gave an appointed time...

I have always marveled at the faith Abraham and Sarah demonstrated when they had the sexual relations that resulted in Isaac's conception. All hope was supposedly lost; why try again?

We can liken what Abraham and Sarah did to the words of Peter in Luke 5:5 - 'Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing: NEVERTHELESS AT THY WORD I will let down the net... Peter had a catch of his life; Abraham and Sarah sure had that Isaac....

'And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord' Luke 1:45

Have a blessed and productive day.