Against All Hope

            “You’re almost 100 years old with no children. Do you really think you’re going to be the father of millions when you’re basically on your deathbed?”

            I don’t know what others said to Abraham when he told them that God said he’d be the father of many nations. However, I do know that the promise God made Abraham to give him a son was impossible when it came to human capabilities. An 100 year old man having a child, raising him, and teaching him is not very likely. I actually don’t know anyone who has become a father at 100. Most people meet eternity at that age not start a new chapter in their lives, but Abraham didn’t focus on that truth. He focused on God.

            Unlike what I could imagine would go through my head, Abraham believed God and put his hope and trust in His promises. Romans 4:20-21 states that [Abraham] did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what He had promised” (NIV).

            Abraham didn’t kind of believe God would come through on His promises. Despite all logic and reason, Abraham believed God. He knew his skin was wrinkled, his hair was grey, his walk a little hindered, but Abraham was more certain of God’s ability to do what He said.

            And, God came through like He always does, but how many of us actually believe that?

            God has promised to work everything for the good of those who are called according to His purpose. He has promised to provide our every need, to love us, to always be with us, to protect us, and to rescue us one day. We can be certain of that.

            And, as Abraham did, we can be certain that God has the power to do what He has promised even if what He has promised goes against all hope and logic because God is a God of possibility. He makes the impossible absolutely possible. 

Living Life Together,

Rebecca Thomas