MFM Devotional – HEROES OF FAITH: SARAH
MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY DR. D.K. OLUKOYA
Friday, August 14, 2026
TOPIC: HEROES OF FAITH: SARAH
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Proverbs 22; Proverbs 23; Revelation 3; Revelation 4
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Genesis 18:9-15
MEMORY VERSE: Hebrews 11:11 – “Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.”
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES: God alone is sufficient for His children.
PRAISE AND WORSHIP
PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: May you not seek ungodly solutions, in the name of Jesus.
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Sarah the wife of Abraham, is listed as a hero of faith. She is the first woman on this prestigious list and she is subsumed under Abraham, her husband. What lessons are there to learn from this woman?
First of all, Sarah was a submissive wife. The Bible says that she called her husband, ‘lord.’ 1 Peter 3:5-6 describes true beauty using Sarah as an example. Sarah, as much as she had her own opinions, still respected Abraham as the head of the house so she didn’t take any action without his approval, including in the matter of Hagar (Genesis 16:1-6, 21:9-12). Here is a great lesson for women: do not usurp your husband’s authority. Husbands should however note that submission does not mean subjugating or relegating their wives.
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Another important point is that Sarah served the God of her husband. This is also from the place of submission. Most times, God spoke to Abraham who then passed the message to Sarah but she still believed. She followed her husband’s example of faith. When Sarah laughed in Genesis 18, she denied it because she was afraid. She had enough fear of God to not laugh at His promises to His face. Many of us, like Sarah, laugh at divine promises because we don’t see the possibilities of them coming to pass but we need to operate in faith. Sarah’s faith must have been awakened at that time because it was in that season she conceived.
Are you, like Sarah, trying to help God? Every attempt to play God will end in futility. It was when Sarah’s faith was awakened that she conceived her child and received her miracle. Beloved, it’s not enough to know God’s promises for you, you should also tenaciously hold on to those promises in faith, believing that they will come to pass. Don’t believe in God and have a Plan B. Have a mindset of “God alone.”
PRAYER POINTS
MORNING
1. O Lord, my Father, awaken my faith, in the name of Jesus.
2. O Lord, help me not to attempt to play God, in the name of Jesus.
3. O Lord, let me receive my miracles by faith, in the name of Jesus.
EVENING
1. I refuse to make a mockery of divine promises, in the name of Jesus.
2. By faith, let my miracles come forth, in the name of Jesus.
3. Every long standing request, receive answers now, in the name of Jesus.
4. O Lord, I refuse to have a Plan B; I choose to place my faith in You alone, in the name of Jesus.
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