Trusting God in the Face of Impossibilities

Paul wrote: “Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb” (Rom. 4:19).

Hey Gang:  As I read this verse again I sensed that, if you are seeking true faith, it can be found in this verse.  God had just promised Abraham that he would have a son, one who would become the seed of many nations. 

Remarkably, Abraham did not flinch at this promise even though he and his bride were well beyond the child bearing years. I believe I might have at least asked, “Are you sure, Lord!  Is this not impossible.  I mean you created the body, You know its limitations.” 

Today, I celebrate my 83^rd year of life on earth and, as I looked into the mirror, this morning, what I saw would have taken a visit from the Throne Room of Heaven to convince me that My bride and I should return  to the child producing years, once again.

But Paul dismissed that limitation when he wrote, “Being fully persuaded that what (God) had promised, he was able also to perform” (Rom. 4:21).

Abraham did not reason with God.  Why?  Because he had tested God and his actions were built on experience.    In others words, through experience of testing God, Abraham had built up a trust that nothing is impossible for God.

Have you tested God lately?  O, you say, we should never test God.  John had a different opinion.  He wrote, “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world” (I John 4:1). 

In Malachi 3:10 we read these words, “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and TEST Me now in this”.

Abraham did not waiver in his faith for “he was fully persuaded that, what(God) had promised, he was able also to perform” (Rom. 4:21).

Hey good buddies, I believe, if Paul were writing a personal letter to you today, he would say, “Hey, store as many experiences of testing God and learning his ways and trusting in Him in your “love bank” so that when the rubber-hits-the-road you will be as Abraham and “not flinch”.

Blessings,

Gramps