Miracles Follow the Daughters of Sarah

# 67 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from: 1Ti 2:9,10, “in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, 10 but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.” For the past several days we have been looking at Sarah (the wife of Abraham) as a role model for women who profess godliness, (faith in Christ). Peter wrote about it in 1Pe 3:1-6, “Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, 2 when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear. 3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward--arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel-- 4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. 5 For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands, 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are In v5, Sarah is likened to other holy women “who trusted in God.” She purposed in her heart to live with purity of heart out of a healthy fear of God, and to live out her calling as the wife of Abraham in humility and in an undemanding way. She did this out of her trust in God to work things out for good as stated in Ro 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. And as she delighted in the Lord (the word delight means to be pliable in the hands of God,) she would discover that God would give her the desires of her heart. (Ps 37:4) (Um, how about a child in her old age!) Did she waver at times in her trust? Yes she did, (don't we all) Did Abraham make some bonehead decisions along the way? (Remember when he tried to pawn her off as his sister and she found herself in the harems of Pharaoh and Abimelech?) But she continued to trust, continued to submit, and God protected her, and brought her through the trial. Miracles happen when you seek to live like daughters of Sarah, yes even the miracle of a husband coming to faith in Christ without saying a word!