Women of the Bible Sarah

Sarah means "Princess". Sarah was the wife of Abraham and at the age of ninety, she gave birth to Isaac, child of the promise. Her life was not an easy journey. God had promised he would give her a child--but in His time. Sarah, being impatient, took matters into her own hand--as we tend to do. Sarah gave Abraham permission to sleep with Hagar, her Egyptian maid. Ishmael was born. This brought bad relations between Sarah and Hagar. Several years later, the Lord appeared to Abraham and told him Sarah would have a child this time next year. Sarah laughed and the Lord said, "Is anything too difficult for the Lord?"  (Genesis 18:14).Wow!

One last thought from my study of Sarah--"It is heartening to realize that God accomplishes his purposes despite our frailties, our little faith, our entrenched self-reliance."

This 6 " block is called Sarah's Choice.