At forty, women begins to experience menopause. That’s why women are advised to marry on time so as to give birth to the number of their desired children.
Sometimes, people who married at an early age wouldn't be able to reproduce while those who married late would have babies on time and vice versa.
In other words, no one can determine when he or she will give birth. Only God determines the time conception takes place in a woman.
To give birth before menopause takes little to no effort, however, after menopause it takes the intervention of the Almighty.
In fact, he has showed forth his wondrous works by making women who have long passed child-bearing to give birth.
Medical workers marvel when they see women of 90-100 years pregnant. Of course, no medical procedure can explain what makes it possible. Only God knows how he carries out this unimaginable procedure on old women.
In the Bible, two women were privileged to nurse babies at old age:
1. Sarah
2. Elisabeth
The husband of the first woman, as popularly known and recorded in Genesis 21:5, was 100 years old when she gave birth to Isaac.
When God told Abraham he would have a child at old age, Sarah did not believe; she laughed it off.
“Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, ‘After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?’” Genesis 18:12
To man, it is impossible. However, with God, all things are possible.
"And Zacharias said to the angel, 'How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.'” Luke 1:18
"Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren." Luke 1:36
The Bible Verse above confirmed Zecharias and Elisabeth were old when angel Gabriel told them about the conception of their son: John, The Baptist.
No one would believe such story after menopause. Some may be lucky to give birth after menopause. But at old age (above 80 years old), it is unreasonable to give couple the hope of child bearing. Of course, that will be tantamount to deceit.
To the glory of God, Zecharias and Elisabeth nursed baby John at old age through the power and intervention of God which required no faith on their path.
Believe you me, God can do it for you, if you are barren, as he did it for Sarah and Elisabeth. In fact, your faith may not be required.
There is nothing God cannot do. Do not give up on him.
