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Welcome to Truth Matters with Dr. Cheryl Davis.

Dr. Davis begins a new series this week called In Hope of a Son. In Genesis chapter 12, Abram is called out of Ur of the Chaldeans at age 70. He goes to Canaan by way of Haram, and it takes approximately five years. Abram was given a covenant known as the Abrahamic Covenant, which is the promise of the spiritual heritage for the Israelites.

It goes like this. In Genesis 12, too, I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse, and all the people of the earth will be blessed through you.

Notice I emphasize you. The you in this covenant is Abraham. Does anyone hear Sarah's name mentioned in this blessing? In verse 7 of Genesis chapter 12, the Lord says again, To your offspring I will give this land. At this point in time, Abraham is 75. Sarah is probably close to that, but realize when you say the word offspring in 75, those two terms do not agree in science for a female.

For a male to father a child at this point, it is possible as it was for strong theremin at this age, but a female would need a miracle at this point. But when we look in the natural, that is what we tend to believe, right? If it doesn't make sense logically, then we think it is not possible. So we assume it doesn't apply to us or it will not happen, even though the Lord tells us.

File this point away, and I will come back to it later. Let's move on to Genesis chapter 15. Abram, since chapter 12, separated from Lot, rescued Lot from kings who had captured him, and Abram sacrificed to Melchizedek. After this sacrifice, the Lord gives Abraham a vision.

Let's read Genesis 15 one through seven. After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward. But Abram said, Lord God, what will you give me? Seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eleazar of Damascus.

Then Abram said, Look, you have given me no offspring. Indeed, one born in my house is my heir. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir. Then he brought him outside and said, Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them. And he said to him, So shall your descendants be. And he believed in the Lord, and he accounted it to him for righteousness. Then he said to him, I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it. Is Sarah mentioned anywhere in this covenant? Verse six says that Abraham believed, and he credited to him as righteousness. In the second covenant, again, it is all about Abraham specifically.

A son coming from your own body will be your heir. Let's look back to Sarah. If you're Sarah, you're thinking, Your husband is seventy-five years old, and the Lord has only said to him that I will make you into a great nation, and that your name will be great. So Abraham waits. Now your husband is between eighty and eighty-five, and the Lord speaks to him again and says, From his own body he will have a son, and his descendants will outnumber the sands on the seashore.

Abraham believed, and the Lord credited to him as righteousness. Dr. Davis continues her series on Desperate Housewives as she explores deeper how Sarah got off track by getting on the wrong side of God's will. Dr. Davis compares the contemporary church to Sarah's dilemma and how today's church may be missing out on God's blessing. If you would like to contact Dr. Davis, you can reach her by email at CherylDavis at ProjectTruthMatters.com and write to her at PO Box 159, St. Paul's, North Carolina, 28384. She would be delighted to hear from you. She's available for speaking and ministry engagements at churches, conferences, and radio and television interviews. Truth Matters is a production of the Truth Network.