Blessings for All Nations

Abraham and Sarah were exemplary in enduring tests and in exercising faith in God's promises.  The fulfillment of such promises has a bearing on mankind's eternal prospects, for Jehovah assured Abraham:"By means of your seed all nations of the earth will certainly bless themselves due to the fat that you have listened to my voice." -Genesis 22:18.

Of course, Abraham and Sarah were imperfect, even as we are. When God's will became clear to them, however, they promptly  complied with it-regardless of the cost.  Abraham is thus remembered as "Jehovah's friend" and Sarah as a "holy woman who was hoping in God.  (James 2:23; 1 Peter 3:5) by striving to imitate the faith of Abraham and Sarah, we can also benefit from the precious promises Jehovah made to Abraham. -Genesis 17:7.

Next time: Recipe for a Long and Happy Life

From the Watchtower magazine, 2004