Romans 4:19-25 Abraham didn't focus on his own impotence and say, "It's hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child." Nor did he survey Sarah's decades of infertility and give up. He didn't tiptoe around God's promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God, sure that God would make good on what he had said. That's why it is said, "Abraham was declared fit before God by trusting God to set him right." But it's not just Abraham; it's also us! The same thing gets said about us when we embrace and believe the One who brought Jesus to life when the conditions were equally hopeless. The sacrificed Jesus made us fit for God, set us right with God.

God promised Abraham something that was literally impossible, yet not only did Abraham believe God, he OWNED the promise.  He took that promise and ran with it.  Not only did he not argue with God, or analyze the situation, or say “Are you sure God?  Cuz what about this, and that, and they uh….”  He stood READY to receive the promise.  He trusted God’s promise first, then watched to see how it would all play out.  That is what marked him as right and obedient, his belief.  God declared Abraham ready because of his faith, not his ability.  In the same way, it’s our belief in God’s promises that allows God to work in our lives.  Our BELIEF makes us stronger.  It’s our BELIEF in Jesus that saves us.

What areas am I tiptoeing around and asking skeptical questions about?  Do I have the faith to plunge into the promises of God?  Can I believe the impossible?  Can I be declared fit by God because of my faith?  Do I realize that not having faith hinders my progress? 

Lord give me the faith of Abraham.  Help me to control my skeptical mind, my cynical outlook, focusing on my own limitations, obsessing on trying to understand your mysteries.  Help me to just plunge into your awesome love, power and strength.