Even When There Was No Reason For Hope, Abraham Kept Hoping – Believing That He Would Become The Father Of Many Nations.

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Romans 1; Romans 2; Romans 3; Romans 4 

Even When There Was No Reason For Hope,

Abraham Kept Hoping –

Believing That He Would Become The Father Of Many Nations. 

Scripture

Romans 4 

¹⁸ Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations.

For God had said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!” ¹⁹ And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb.

²⁰ Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. ²¹ He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises.

²² And because of Abraham’s faith, God counted him as righteous. ²³ And when God counted him as righteous, it wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded ²⁴ for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. ²⁵ He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God.

Observation

Maybe…

Maybe you are having an Abraham experience and you have come to the point where you have no reason for hope.

• You have lost all reason for hope because of your health is not getting better, in fact maybe it is getting worse.

• Your marriage is still a mess and maybe it is only getting worse.

• You are stuck in a job that to say the least is terrible. Maybe even worse than having a terrible job you have not even been able to find a job of any kind and you are losing everything.

• You are experiencing a parent’s worst nightmare - you have teenage or young adult child that is on the road to self-destruction abusing drugs, alcohol, or/and sex.

If you have no reason for hope today I encourage you to look up. Let me encourage you to never stop believing.

“Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb”

Can I remind you of yesterday’s word from I Thessalonians 5:16-18

• Always be joyful.

• Never stop praying.

• Be thankful in all circumstances.

 Application

 I will continue to hope (and pray) even when there seems no reason for hope!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, the story of Abraham and how You kept Your promise that You made to Him is recorded in the Bible for my benefit. And for the benefit of those reading my blog. It is to show us that we can always put our trust and our hope in You even when things seem totally hopeless. 

I pray today that Your word in this blog would give people hope. I know some that read this blog are struggling with health issues. I know some are looking for jobs. I know that some have marriages that they are just about to give up on. And I know some need a miracle in the lives of their children or grandchildren. I pray for them today. Give them the ability to trust You during this time of hopelessness.

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