Sara's Faith to Conceive Hebrews 11:11

In sharing about the “faith” of Abraham, the writer of Hebrews declared, Abraham “was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance”, and as he “obeyed” even though he did not know “where he went”. His “faith” journey was “in a strange country” with “Isaac and Jacob” his descendants also “heirs with him of the same promise”. In chapter eleven and verse eleven of Hebrews the writer shares how “Sara”, Abraham's wife, “by faith” “received strength to conceive seed” God where we read:

Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

The verse begins, “Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age,...”. The writer began with the words, “Through faith” which means “by the conviction of the truth of anything and belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ which springs from trust in the same” “also Sara herself” whose name means “princess” and was “the wife of Abraham” “received” which means “took, carried, procured and apprehended” “strength” or “might, virtue, power and ability” “to conceive” which means “a deposition, founding, conception and foundation”, “and was delivered” or “given offspring, issue or seed” “of a child” which refers to “a baby being born which is in travail” “when she was past age” which means “beside and beyond the normal age for having and bringing up babies”. “Faith” was the key component in “Sara's” life as she “received strength” to become pregnant and have a baby when she had passed the “age” when women normally bear children.

The verse goes on to say, “...because she judged him faithful who had promised.”. The writer continued with the word, “because” or “since, seeing then and therefore” “she judged” which means “counted, thought, esteemed and as having authority and power over” “him faithful” or “God trusty, believable, confiding and trusting” “who had promised” which means “God's announcement of good and blessing”. Sara “esteemed” God who pronounced the “announcement of blessing” to Abraham and her to be “trustworthy and believable”.

When we meditate upon these words in Hebrews, we see how “faith” was important in “Sara's” life too. We can only imagine how much “belief in God” it took to be ninety years old when Sara conceived and bore “Isaac”. This, under normal circumstances, was impossible, but all things are possible with God. Jesus Christ came into the world to save people from their sins, and the key component in a person's life is to have “faith” like “Sara”. Let “Sara” be an inspiration to us, and may God continue to be the “faithful” God to His promises that He is.

Next time the writer shares how Abraham's descendants shall be “so many as the stars of the sky in multitude”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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