What a jubilant, rapturous moment when Sarah finally had her son! I preached on hope recently, the capacity we have to long for "things" as we read in Hebrews 11:1. Hope is the seed bed of faith. I long to be a part of experiences like this, experiences that Sarah had, a supernatural, destiny being born in a way that only heaven could bring. Still, I long for them with reticence. I understand that great blessings bring both great responsibility and sacrifice. I think we all connect with the responsibility aspect of tremendous blessings but it is the sacrifice aspect that often eludes us. Sarah had the story, the testimony...of giving birth at the end of her life, what a declaration! However, she stepped into eternity at the age of 127 (Gensis 23). She only had the joy of being a mother for 27 years. Trust God implicitly. Hope for heaven stories. Accept responsibility. Embrace Sacrifice.
Then, after her death, Abraham is approaching the second half of his second century...and he's looking for a wife...Keturah. Anyone recall her? She is so obscure, overshadowed by Sarah and the story of Isaac. Yet, she is vital to the narrative! In Genesis 25, God gives us her children...one of them is Midian, the people who become Moses' refuge (Exodus 2). God is always at work protecting the story of your destiny!
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