Romans 4:16-21
“Therefore it is of faith, that it might
be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that
only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham;
who is the father of us all, (As it is written, I have made thee a father of
many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead,
and calleth those things which be not as though they were. Who against hope
believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to
that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. And being not weak in faith, he
considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old,
neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb: He staggered not at the promise of God
through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully
persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.”
The next thing we see with Abraham’s faith
is how he handled unbelief. The Scriptures say he staggered not at the promise
through unbelief. This tells you when you begin to stagger at God’s word
unbelief is the issue. To stagger means to waver, to be of two minds,
which ultimately will make you to withdraw from the promise, is caused by
unbelief.
And we see how Abraham handled it. He also
battled unbelief. Rather than give in to it, the Scriptures say he gave praise
to God. The result was that rather being overtaken with unbelief his faith grew
stronger and stronger as he praised God. But he was able to do that because he
was fully persuaded that He that promised was able to deliver.
CONFESSION: I AM A BELIEVER, NOT AN
UNBELIEVER. I CAN BELIEVE GOD AND I REFUSE TO WAVER.
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