The Lord Be With You Today!
Genesis 23:1
Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old.
(In this very short sentence, the Lord honors Sarah,
the wife of Abraham and the mother of the promised son
who would be the source of a blessed lineage
that the Lord had promised them
and who died 37 years after her son Isaac was born.
The Lord chose to record for this woman the total number of years she lived,
the only woman in the entire Bible whose years of life are recorded there.
Like Sarah, we may not know here on earth
how the Lord will choose to acknowledge us with an extended blessing,
but we can be certain that He knows us intimately.
Sarah had doubted the Lord,
had foolishly interfered in the reproduction business
that would yield a son to her and Abraham,
and had even laughed at His promise of a son to them,
had been harsh and unkind to a mere servant girl,
had cast out that same servant girl and a young son to fend for themselves,
but the Lord saw something more in Sarah
and honored her for her walk, even her flawed walk, with Him.
Today, He sees us also as individuals whom He loves and cares for.
Though we have failed and doubted,
though we have ignored Him and His promises,
though we have hurt others and interfered with the Lord's work in our lives,
He regards us, designs plans for us in spite of ourselves,
and miraculously births in us His purposes for us.
He has numbered our days and honors us in ways we can't imagine.)
May the Lord richly bless you this day!
In Christ's love,
Blessings!
Sally
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