Good Morning Friends,
“By faith Abraham, even though he was past
age -- and Sarah herself was barren -- was enabled to become a father because
he considered him faithful who had made the promise. And so from this one man,
and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky
and as countless as the sand on the seashore.” (Hebrews 11:11-12)
Abraham believed God. Because of that, God
was able to work a miracle in and through Abraham. Who would have thought that
such an old man could become a father! Who would have thought that such an old
woman could become a mother! It was a real miracle. No human being could bring
it about. Sarah was barren and way past the age of child-bearing. But God
promised a child and a child she had!
Why would Abraham believe such a preposterous
thing as what God promised him? The Hebrew writer tells us: “he considered Him
faithful who had made the promise.” He knew God, and so he trusted whatever God
said. God had already demonstrated that He was faithful in many ways earlier in
Abraham’s life. This was a big test of Abraham’s faith, but he passed it, and a
bigger test was up ahead a few years.
I wonder how many miraculous things we miss
because we don’t trust God enough to believe Him and act on that belief? Is it
because God has proven Himself unfaithful earlier in our lives? No, I don’t think
any of us would say that. od has proven
Himself faithful in our lives, just like He did in Abraham’s. Still, it’s hard
to trust Him for what seems impossible.
I’m like the man who brought his
demon-possessed boy to Jesus. He told Jesus, “I do believe; help me overcome my
unbelief!” (Mark 9:24)
His, by Grace,
Steve
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