By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude—innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore. (Hebrews 11:11-12)

Sarah Believes When Logic Says Otherwise

There are many things that remain unchanged since the beginning of time, and one of those is how babies are conceived and born. The birth of a baby has remained the same, with only one exception: Jesus Christ. Born of a virgin, Jesus’ birth was the apex of miracles to show the divinity of Jesus before the final birth of the resurrection, which would be the greatest miracle. One of the constants in the human body is the time clock of age when the womb eventually dies. There is no scientific invention that will change this. Fertility declines with age, and the habitation of a woman’s ability to successfully give birth to a baby is determined by the will of God.

When God called Abraham to leave his homeland, he was seventy-five, and Sarah was sixty-five. The promise made to Abraham was to have a seed that would be like the stars of heaven. Abraham and Sarah realized at their age how difficult that promise would be to fulfill, but waiting twenty-five years for the promised son was a blessing from God. Sarah heard the angels tell Abraham she was to have a son, and she laughed to herself, knowing she was past the age of childbearing. Abraham and Sarah were old and well advanced in age. The angel reminded Abraham there was nothing too hard for the Lord. A son was to be born to this aged couple because God had made that promise.

The faith of Abraham is declared as an example of a man believing in the promises of God without doubting. Sarah was an integral part of the plan as the woman who would bear the pregnancy at the age of ninety. Only through the power of God could Sarah conceive and give birth to a healthy son. Many things are impossible without any solution, but Sarah believes in the impossible. Through the power of God, her aged body could conceive a son, carry Isaac to full term, and deliver him safely. Her faith trusted in the power of God to do the impossible.

There is no logical way to explain a ninety-year-old woman walking around pregnant. Her miracle showed the world her faith and trust in the will of God to accomplish the unbelievable. When anyone looked upon Sarah, they saw her faith. Rationality did not explain what the world saw. It did not make sense. To Sarah, it made perfect sense to trust in the Creator to do something extraordinary and powerful. Faith defies logic because God does not work on the rationale of human wisdom. His wonder and power are beyond the imagination of men. If we have Sarah’s faith, we can defy logic and believe in the impossible.