Through the lens of Woman

Genesis 15 has Abram sleeping and God walking — but there is a quiet detail in the story that involves Sarai too, even though her name isn’t in this chapter.

The covenant is about offspring. And in this culture, offspring came through her body. Abram could believe the promise all he wanted, but the actual fulfillment was going to require Sarai’s body to do something it had failed to do for decades. She is not in the chapter, but she is in the call. The promise to Abram is, by design, also a promise to her.

If you are a woman in a season where someone else seems to be the one visibly receiving the call — a husband, a brother, a friend, a leader — Genesis 15 quietly reminds you that the promise made to him was also made through you. The body of work the Father is doing in the household, the marriage, the family, the ministry, the friendship — you are not just along for the ride. The promise often runs through the woman whose name does not appear in the headline.

One small thing today: name one place where the Father is doing something through your body, your presence, your faithfulness that no one is publicly noticing. Honor it as part of the covenant. He sees it. Carry it like he does.