The Faith of Sarah

By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised. (Hebrews 11:11)

Through faith in God the impossible can occur. God can work through us to perform great things, wonderful things, and the miraculous.

Through the weakness of our old age or youth… the physical limitations given us at birth… the break-down of body or mind over time… or the over-confidence of our ability… all these need the temperance of faith… even a glimmer of faith…

Even our glimmer of faith God seems to notice. Even as bad as Sarah seemed with her ‘laughing at God’… (Genesis 18:12) yet her faith is praised… which tells me… there is hope even for me… for you!?

It seems that faith is so rare that when it occurs… God takes notice…

God notices faith… in scripture ascribes its importance… declares that ‘without faith it is impossible to please Him’… (Hebrews 11:6) yet, why do we find it so difficult?

When times are tough why is it so hard to believe and remember the promises of God? Yet, do we really believe when times are going well? To what depth is our faith? Can we believe when the circumstances around us dictate otherwise?

Can we believe in God when our problems are screaming at us… when our stress level is near boiling over… when trouble hits.

It is then that we may want to ask… where is God… or what is God doing or what’s next?

Well, God’s with you. He’s with you with your problems… He’s with you when your stress level is exploding… he’s with you in your trouble!

By an unseen, unheard, and often unknown substance called faith we know… (Hebrews 11:1) we believe that through the most trying times that God is with us and that he will help us. This faithfulness in believing God’s promises is what Sarah possessed…

Do you believe in the promises of God?

Do you know what they are?

Do you know that God is for you even in the midst of problems?

Can we call God faithful to fulfill his promises?