Nothing Is "Too Extraordinary for Jehovah"

In due course, Hagar did bear Abraham a son named Ishmael. Yet, he was not the promised Seed.  Sarah herself was to give birth to that heir, despite her advanced age.  When God specified that Sarah would bear her husband a son, "Abraham fell upon his face and began to laugh and to say in his heart:  'Will a man a hundred years old have a  child born, and will Sarah, yes,  a woman ninety years old give birth?' "  (Genesis 17:17)  An angel's repetition of the message within earshot of Sarah caused her to "laugh inside herself."  But nothing is "too extraordinary for Jehovah." We can have faith that he can do anything he wills. -Genesis 18:12-14.

It was "by faith [that] Sarah herself received power to conceive seed, even when she was past the age limit, since she esteemed him faithful who had promised." (Hebrews 11:11) In time, Sarah gave birth to Isaac, whose name means "Laughter." 

Next time: Implicit Trust in God's Promises

From the Watchtower magazine, 2004