Bible in a Year - Women’s Thematic Reading Plan | Day 93

Day 93 of the Women’s Bible Plan: Read Genesis 12:1-9 and reflect on Abraham and Sarah leaving together in response to God’s call. Through their journey from the familiar into the unknown, this devotional helps couples consider what it means to walk the path of faith together, supporting one another as they trust God’s guidance.

🌸  Dear Sister, welcome to Day 93 of our reading journey. 

In marriage, “walking together” is not only about sharing life when everything feels settled and comfortable. It also means facing the unknown together when God begins to lead a family into a new season. Sometimes God does not explain every detail before He calls us forward. He simply says, “Get thee out… unto a land that I will shew thee.”

In Genesis Chapter 12, God calls Abraham to leave his country, his kindred, and his father’s house, and go to the land God would show him. Scripture tells us that Abraham went as the Lord had spoken unto him, and that he took Sarah his wife with him. Sarah was not outside the story. She also left familiar surroundings, family connections, old securities, and a future she could more easily imagine. Together, they entered the journey of promise before they could see the whole road.

This passage reminds us that walking by faith as husband and wife does not mean both people feel fearless or that everything is already arranged. It means learning, under God’s call, to support one another, trust one another, and follow the Lord step by step.

A Minute of Grace

Genesis 12:1-9 marks a major beginning in Abraham’s journey of faith. The Lord said to Abraham, “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee.” This was a call filled with promise, but also a road filled with uncertainty. God promised to make Abraham a great nation, bless him, make his name great, and bless all families of the earth through him.

Abraham went as the Lord had spoken unto him. The passage also tells us that he took Sarah his wife, Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance and people that they had gathered in Haran, and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan. Although the passage mainly records Abraham’s response, Sarah’s companionship matters deeply. She did not merely leave a location; she left familiar life, relational networks, old security, and a future that felt more controllable.

From the perspective of marriage, “leaving together” is very real and often not easy. When a husband and wife respond to God’s leading together, they may face a new environment, new risks, new responsibilities, and the need to let go of familiar habits or former stability. One person’s faith decision can affect the whole family; for the family to keep moving forward, the couple needs to seek God together, carry the cost together, and learn obedience together.

Sarah does not speak directly in this passage, but her steps already speak. She went with Abraham into the journey of God’s promise. This does not mean she would never be weak, afraid, or conflicted. In fact, the story of Abraham and Sarah’s marriage includes tension, failure, and growth. Yet their beginning shows us that the road of faith is often not walked alone, but learned together within family and marriage.

Today’s theme, “Abraham and Sarah: Leaving Together,” invites us to reflect: In marriage or close family relationships, when God leads us into a new stage, are we willing to seek Him together? When the future is unclear, circumstances feel unstable, and answers have not yet appeared, are we willing to support one another instead of blaming one another? Walking the path of faith as husband and wife does not mean there are never different opinions. It means being willing to realign our hearts before God.

Whispers for the Heart

1 God called Abraham to leave familiar places, and Sarah also stepped into the unknown journey with him. In your marriage, family, or current life season, is there a lesson of “leaving” before you? Perhaps it means leaving old securities, former patterns, the need to control everything, or habits that do not honor God.

2 Walking the path of faith together requires mutual support rather than pulling against one another. In relationships, do you tend to respond to the unknown with worry, complaint, or silence? Or are you willing to pray, communicate, and seek God together? Is God inviting you to become a helper on your spouse’s journey of faith rather than an added pressure?

3 Abraham built altars and called upon the name of the Lord, showing that this journey was not sustained by human planning alone, but by continually returning to God. Does your family need to rebuild a rhythm of “altar-making”—praying together, reading Scripture, surrendering decisions, seeking God for children and the future, instead of relying only on human experience and arrangements?

As you read Genesis 12:1-9 today, do not only see Abraham’s individual faith. Also notice Sarah’s steps as she left with him. May this passage help us consider that marriage is not two people walking separate roads, but learning to be of one heart, one direction, and one trust under God’s call.

Take a quiet breath before you begin. Bring your anxieties, expectations, struggles, and hopes about marriage, family, relationships, and future direction before the Lord, and let His Word meet you there.

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Genesis 12:1-9 (KJV)

12 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.

9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

💡 Closing Thought · Walking the Road of Faith Together

After reading Genesis 12:1-9, we see that Abraham did not set out because he understood everything completely. He stepped forward under God’s call and promise. Sarah also left the familiar place with him and entered the unknown journey. Their road was not perfect, and later there would be fear, weakness, and lessons to learn. Yet the beginning of faith was this: they were willing to go forward according to the word of the Lord.

As we close this page and return to our own marriages, families, and daily lives, perhaps you are facing a new decision, leaving a familiar season, or learning how to remain united in uncertainty. Remember this: walking the path of faith together does not require two people to have no fear. It means that even in fear, they are willing to return to God together.

May today’s Scripture remind you that the road God calls you to walk is also the road He will faithfully lead. May your home learn to trust in the unknown, grow in unity through change, and in every “leaving” and “going forward,” build the altar again and call upon the name of the Lord.

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