Hope

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed

and so became the father of many nations,

just as it had been said to him,

"So shall your offspring be."

Romans 4:18

At times, life can seem hopeless.

We look around and see no sign

that our lives may be turning for the better.

During such times, we need to remind

ourselves that we serve a supernatural God.

What seems impossible to us

is possible with God.

In the Bible, God promised Abraham

that he would be the father of many nations.

In the natural, this looked impossible.

Both Abraham and his wife were too old to have children.

They had no reason to believe this would happen.

Instead of logically disregarding God's promise,

Abraham chose to believe.

One translation puts it this way:

"Hoping in spite of hopeless circumstances,

he believed."

You may know how this story turned out:

Abraham finally had a son, Isaac

and Isaac's son, Jacob had 12 sons--

the twelve original tribes of Israel!

Be encouraged today

and do what Abraham did.

Go against all the odds!

Stand in faith anyway!

Keep believing!

Keep praying!

Keep moving forward!

Don't focus on the impossible circumstances,

but focus on God who makes

the impossible possible!

Have a blessed & powerful day!

Kendall

A PRAYER FOR TODAY:

Heavenly Father, today I choose to hope in You

even when everything around me looks hopeless.

I invite You to breathe Your life into the impossible

circumstances around me.

Have Your way in and through me as I dedicate

every part of my heart and mind to You.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.