Faith for the Impossible

[Bro. Bill]

Faith for the Impossible
He grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. (Romans 4:20–21)
Paul has in mind a special reason why faith glorifies God’s future grace. Simply put, the reason is that this God-glorifying faith is a future-oriented confidence in God’s integrity and power and wisdom to follow through on all his promises.
Paul illustrates this faith with Abraham’s response to the promise of God: that he would be the father of many nations even though he was old and his wife was barren (Romans 4:18). “In hope he believed against hope,” that is, he had faith in the future grace of God’s promise, in spite of all human evidences to the contrary.
He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. (Romans 4:19–21)
The faith of Abraham was a faith in the promise of God to make him the father of many nations. This faith glorified God because it called attention to all the omnipotent, supernatural resources of God that would be required to fulfill it.
Abraham was too old to have children, and Sarah was barren. Not only that: How do you turn a son or two into “many nations,” which God said Abraham would be the father of? It all seemed totally impossible.
Therefore, Abraham’s faith glorified God by being fully assured that he could and would do the humanly impossible. This is the faith we are called to have. That God will do for us what we could never do for ourselves.
Solid Joy Ministries

[Mitchell8]

Yes indeed Amen!

[Mtltx]

Thanks Bro. Bill

[breadman]

[BBBGP]

Awesome! Thank you.

[Gumbo Man]

Amen Bro. Bill

[fbchunter]

Amen

[Mertzon Man]

Amen.

[Texas Grown]

Faith!

The fish are biting, and there's hogs to be kill-t. Gotta go!

[Beargrasstx]

Faith for the Impossible
He grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. (Romans 4:20–21)
Paul has in mind a special reason why faith glorifies God’s future grace. Simply put, the reason is that this God-glorifying faith is a future-oriented confidence in God’s integrity and power and wisdom to follow through on all his promises.
Paul illustrates this faith with Abraham’s response to the promise of God: that he would be the father of many nations even though he was old and his wife was barren (Romans 4:18). “In hope he believed against hope,” that is, he had faith in the future grace of God’s promise, in spite of all human evidences to the contrary.
He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. (Romans 4:19–21)
The faith of Abraham was a faith in the promise of God to make him the father of many nations. This faith glorified God because it called attention to all the omnipotent, supernatural resources of God that would be required to fulfill it.
Abraham was too old to have children, and Sarah was barren. Not only that: How do you turn a son or two into “many nations,” which God said Abraham would be the father of? It all seemed totally impossible.
Therefore, Abraham’s faith glorified God by being fully assured that he could and would do the humanly impossible. This is the faith we are called to have. That God will do for us what we could never do for ourselves.
Solid Joy Ministries

This is all true. Great points, however was it Sarai that convinced Abraham to sleep with her maiden Hagar to give him a son? As she didn't believe the prophesy would come through her? Abraham had to have a little doubt to go through with it. Which that doubt and sin led to that branch of Abraham's bloodline to Islam with Ishmael. So led to where we are today with Islam and Jews hating each other over land and birth right etc. Please correct if this is not true. My memory isn't what it once was


Now when he obeyed faithfully to sacrifice Isaac after all he went through to finally have his son. He had already cast out Hagar and Ishmael and pretty much left them to die in the desert because of Sarah's growing jealousy. After all that, he was now commanded to sacrifice Isaac. That took extreme obedience and faith to plan to follow through with. I hope that one day I can be that faithful

[Pjiwaxfactor]

Amen

[Bro. Bill]

This is all true. Great points, however was it Sarai that convinced Abraham to sleep with her maiden Hagar to give him a son? As she didn't believe the prophesy would come through her? Abraham had to have a little doubt to go through with it. Which that doubt and sin led to that branch of Abraham's bloodline to Islam with Ishmael. So led to where we are today with Islam and Jews hating each other over land and birth right etc. Please correct if this is not true. My memory isn't what it once was


Now when he obeyed faithfully to sacrifice Isaac after all he went through to finally have his son. He had already cast out Hagar and Ishmael and pretty much left them to die in the desert because of Sarah's growing jealousy. After all that, he was now commanded to sacrifice Isaac. That took extreme obedience and faith to plan to follow through with. I hope that one day I can be that faithful

Amen!
And yes you are correct about Hagar
Thanks for posting