With respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform

 Good morning. Back to Abraham: without becoming week in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about 100 years old, and the deadness of Sarah‘s womb, yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform. That is extremely hard to do. Even with some minor affliction, such as a little hoarseness, it’s hard to imagine yourself speaking clearly. In your mind, you hear yourself talking with that same hoarseness. And yet Abraham was able to look at the problem and believe that God was going to do what He said He would do, in spite of the problem. Some “faith” people say that they don’t have a problem, when obviously they do. That’s not what Abraham did. He said, I’ve got a problem, but my God is greater than the problem. It says that he grew strong in faith. Most of us would’ve grown weak in faith. He knew that he could have a child – there was Ishmael about 12 or 13 years prior – but he did not know that Sarah could have a child. It says that he gave glory to God – even before he could physically see the promise being fulfilled. That is what we should do. We don’t deny that we have a problem; we just say that God is going to correct the problem. Of course when we don’t physically see the problem solved, we rationalize the situation. Father help us to not become weak in faith when we look at our problems. Help us to grow strong in faith, believing that You have already solved them – we just don’t see the results physically right now.

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