Romans 4:18 / Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed.......
I love this verse! God has made a promise to Abraham. Kind of an outlandish promise, but hey...isn't that just like God. God never plays it safe when it comes to carrying out His plans. He tells Abraham that he is going to be the father of many nations. Wowzers!
One problem.... Abraham is past the age of being able to produce an offspring. Not to mention that his wife is on the downhill slide of child bearing also. yeah...but God promised. Looking at the truth and facts of their situation, how could you not conclude that odds seems against these two elderly folks. But there is an ace in the hole, if you will. And that ace has a name, and that name is Almighty God. Here is where the rub is for those of us who claim to be a part of humanity. All the facts say one thing....all the evidence points to one conclusion.....but God has said differently. So now we've got to make a choice. We believe God and what He has promised, or we fall upon the hard facts of what our understanding tells us. I think I will fall on the "God-side".
So in spite of what Abraham saw......
In spite of what his mind told him....
In spite of what he felt in his body....
He believed!! He threw his hope over on to the promise that God has spoken. He (here it comes) hoped against all hope. You see, there is hope that the world has to offer, which really is no hope at all. Or there is the hope that God affords to those who are His, a hope that is tied to every promise God has made. I think maybe I will come down on this side.
Why all this hope business? Because the coming days may be hard. Not trying to be all doom and gloom, but realistic. So if such may be headed our way, would it not be in our best interest to begin to search the scripture for those promises that God has spoken. To find them and tie our hope to His word. Tie our hearts to His heart. And let our steps be in the steps that He has walked out in front of us. I think maybe yes, this would be a good thing.
Think on this today, and don't let the world dictate where your hope should go.
God on you...
mbb
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