Fully Convinced!

God's Promise Realized through Faith
13 For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14 If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation. 16 For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, 17 as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations")--in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. 18 Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become "the father of many nations," according to what was said, "So numerous shall your descendants be." 19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb. 20 No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21 being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. 22 Therefore his faith "was reckoned to him as righteousness." 23 Now the words, "it was reckoned to him," were written not for his sake alone, 24 but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.
Romans 4:13-25 (NRSV)

I love verse 21 “being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised”

Abraham was not super human. He was fully convinced that God could and would..... What if we, being human just like Abraham, were fully convinced that God is able. Less stress, less overeating, less seeking to escape life and more embracing it with hope and confidence. Don't you think faith is sometimes underestimated? It's not a wish that God could. It is a confidence that He is able.

If we are people fully convinced that God is able
· Trials will be lived through in the context of joy (James 1)
· Requests will be made in the context of “His will is best” (Jesus in the Garden)
· Answers will be received in the context of He knows best and has my best interest at heart.

Today I will see His word....believe His word....live His word.....and be fully convinced that He is able!

Deny