SARAH, THE WIFE OF ABRAHAM

The story of Sarah could be subtitled “Getting Ahead of God”.

Waiting can become what appears to be an “occupation” for a woman.  Waiting for a child to be born, waiting for a husband, a loved one to return from war, waiting for healing, waiting for the homecoming of the family – waiting, always waiting.  Waiting for someday.

Just when it seems it will never be, we sometimes make foolish decisions trying to bring about a solution ourselves.  It was just such a time that Sarah had Abraham to go into Hagar, thinking they could acquire a child in this way.

Sarah was called to wait – wait for the promise of a son to be fulfilled.  She waited beyond what appeared to be humanly possible to have her dreams fulfilled.

Then just when waiting seemed in vain, the promise was fulfilled.  She bore her son, Isaac, and lived to rue the day she exercised her own solution and tried to ‘get ahead of God.’