reason for hope Abraham
kept hoping...
Abraham never wavered in
believing God's promise
in fact his faith grew stronger
and in this he brought glory to God
he was fully convinced that God is
able to do whatever he promises"
Romans 4:18, 20, 21
a heart weary
a heart desperately longing
to believe what you
know you believe
because He promised
it to be so
and He promised not only in
whispers so tender
oh no...He revealed
His promise in the
night sky as He
pulled back the curtain
and spelled the promise out
with the very stars He placed in the sky
at the dawn of time
and is that not exactly how
Abraham received the promise?
the promise that he would be the
father of many nations...
that his descendants would
outnumber the stars in the
night sky...
I wonder if his heart raced
with excitement
for to have the promise fulfilled
it would mean a son...
a son so longed for
so prayed for
I also cannot help but wonder
how much time passed before
his heart asked the question
every heart would ask...
"when?"
"how long?"
tears must have
flowed as time
marched on
waves of sadness
must have crashed
over Abraham and Sarah
perhaps even feeling
an entire ocean of waves
was sweeping the promise away
yet Abraham kept believing
because he was fully convinced
God was able to fulfill His promise
in His timing
and is that not hope defined?
waiting for the unfailing
love of God!
Abraham had
faith and hope
which when
added together
equal the unfailing
love of God!
oh weary heart...
do not be discouraged
do not doubt His promise
for surely it is truth
so true that Abba
promised that
which He promised
and He always keeps His
promises.
and even though it hurts so badly
the suffering of your heart
will produce perseverance
that perseverance will produce character
and character produces hope
and hope will not disappoint
for hope is waiting for the unfailing
love of God!
and if it is unfailing it cannot fail!
and the love of God is an ocean
and the waves sweep you not away
but rather into His arms of unfailing love
Amen, beautiful,
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