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. (Hebrews 11:11)

Judging God Faithful

After the flood, the ages of men and women diminished dramatically. Abraham would live to 175, and Sarah would die at 127. What is remarkable in the story of Abraham and Sarah is the birth of Isaac when Abraham was 100, and Sarah was 90. Isaac was the promised son when God told Abraham at the age of 75 that he would become the father of many nations. It would be twenty-five years before the promise was fulfilled and became one of the great miracles of Bible history. Unlike the days before the flood, Sarah conceiving a child in her womb and giving birth to a son at the age of 90 was only by the power of God.

Paul used Abraham and Sarah as examples of hope in God’s promises. The apostle reminds the Roman saints that the body of Abraham was dead concerning producing a child, and Sarah’s womb was also dead. Neither could conceive and bear a son, and yet through the power of God, Isaac became the promised son. The faith of Sarah is further explained in the Hebrew letter, which says that she received strength to conceive seed and bear a child, even though she was long past the age of childbearing. What fueled Sarah’s hope was her belief in God’s promises as true and faithful. She had no other ground of confidence to give birth to a son than the divine promises of God. Against all human probability, she became a mother at 90 to a healthy son. Her faith in God was grounded in God’s promises, because she knew God could not lie. She had faith that God would do what He had promised, even though it seemed improbable to human wisdom. Her heart was convinced that God made a promise, and He was faithful to perform the impossible.

Sarah believed God would keep His promise because she believed in the Divine power to accomplish the impossible. Sarah judged that God was faithful to do something beyond the comprehension of human wisdom. Faith is the assurance of the promises of God that whatever the Lord promises, He will accomplish. Peter told the devout Jews assembled on the Day of Pentecost to repent and be baptized for the remission of their sins. Three thousand souls believed in the promise of God and obeyed. Ananias told Saul (Paul) to rise and be baptized to wash away his sins. That was a promise Saul acted on, and his sins were washed away. Throughout the story of the Acts of the Apostles, the remission of sins was preached as God’s promise, and thousands responded.

There is no condemnation to those who are in Christ. That is a promise of God. Walking in the light as He is in the light, the fellowship of grace is shared by the saved who are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. That is a promise of God. Sarah judged God faithful to keep and carry out His promise. The promise of eternal life is found in the promised Son of God who came to Earth to give His life for the redemption of mankind. Those who submit to the blood of Jesus will find that God is a faithful God who keeps His promise. In the waters of baptism, sins are washed away as far as the East is from the West. The hope of eternal life is not a chance encounter, but a promise made by God who cannot lie.

Salvation is found in the hearts of those who judge God faithful in His word. His promise is true and will be realized on the final day when death opens the doors of eternity to the hearts of the saved who have believed in the impossible and accepted the word of the Lord as true. Sarah believed in something that was impossible. It may seem impossible to accept that God would save a sinful man, but Jesus died to save all those who will come to Him seeking cleansing in His blood. God is faithful in His promise. He cannot lie. Believe in the impossible. Judge God faithful.