IMITATE THEIR FAITH / SARAH

 

"What a Beautiful Woman You Are"

SARAH stood in the middle of the room and looked around.  Picture a Middle Eastern woman with a pair of dark, expressive eyes.  Did a  trace of sadness show there?  If so, it would not be hard to understand why.  There was a lot of history in this house. She and beloved husband, Abraha, had spent many countless hours  here. Together, they had made it a home.

They lived in Ur, a prosperous city with plenty of artisans, craftsmen, and merchants.  So they surely had possessions. But  Sarah's home was more to her than a mere place in which to keep their belongings.  Here she and her husband has shared years of joys and disappointments. Here they had prayed countless times to their beloved God,  Jehovah.  Sarah had ample reason to love this place.

Yet, Sarah was willing to move away from all that was  familiar.  Though perhaps about 60 years old, she would travel to parts  unknown and take up a life fraught with danger and hardship, with no prospect of coming back. What led her to such a sweeping change in her life?  And what can we today learn from her faith?

Next time: IMITATE THEIR FAITH/ SARAH - "GO OUT FROM YOUR LAND"

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