Daily Word

In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” 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. Romans 4:18-19. Trusting in God’s power, Abraham gained assurance that the promise would be fulfilled. Paul indicates that true faith is directed towards God and not humanity, toward divine word and toward human situation. In the natural course of events, believing that Sarah would bear a child (the first requirement for receiving what was promised) was utterly futile given the barrenness of the womb. Trust God’s power and gain assurance… What is it in your life that “In hope you must believe in hope” as taught by Abraham.