Oh to Have the Faith of Abraham

“And without becoming weak in faith he (Abraham) contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about one hundred hears old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb; yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief, but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what he had promised, He was able also to perform. Therefore also IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.” Romans 4:19-22

Are you in need of believing God for something that He has promised you? Does that promise you’re believing for seem out of reach or possibly even downright impossible? I’m certainly there right now and when I look at my circumstances I’m often tempted to waver in unbelief but I choose daily to cling in faith to God’s word and stand upon what I know to be true whether I can see it in the natural or not. I wonder if Abraham had to recommit himself to belief for what God had promised him on a regular basis. It is my prayer today that the Lord will strengthen my faith and help me remember that He is more than able to perform His word. If He did it for Abraham He can do it for you and for me.

How could anyone in their right mind believe that at one hundred years of age his ninety year old wife (both about as good as dead) could have a child? Only someone who truly believed that God would perform what He had promised and not only did that child come; Abrahams unwavering belief was reckoned to him as righteousness. Oh to have that kind of faith.