IMITATE THEIR FAITH / SARAH -Conclusion of "LISTEN TO HER"

 

Sarah was a true wife to Abraham, a genuine  complement. She did not merely tell her husband whatever he wanted to hear. When she saw a problem, on that mattered to the family and their future, she spoke candidly to her husband.  Her directness should not be mistaken for disrespect. In fact, the apostle Peter , himself a married man, later referred to her as a sterling example of a wife who showed deep respect for her husband.  ( 1 Corinthians 9:5; 1 Peter 3:5, 6) In truth, Sarah had kept silent about this matter, she would have failed to respect Abraham, for the cost to him and the whole family might have been great indeed. Sarah lovingly said what needed to be said.

Many wives cherish Sarah's example.  For her they learn to communicate honestly and respectfully with their husbands. Some wives might wish, at  times, that Jehovah would intervene as he did in Sarah's s case. Even so, they learn from Sarah's remarkable faith, love , and patience.

Though this beloved woman was named "Princess" by Jehovah himself, she did not expect to be treated like royalty. It is small wonder that when she died at 127 years of age, Abraham "began to mourn and to weep over Sarah."  (Genesis 23:1, 2)  He sorely missed his beloved "Princess."  Without a doubt, Jehovah God also misses this faithful woman-and he intends to restore her to life on a paradise earth.  And eternal and blissful future awaits Sarah-and all who imitates her faith. - JOHN 5:28, 29.

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