Abraham: Faith under siege | Diets 8

 

Faith Staggers Not

Romans 4:20 says, "He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God." Faith was believing for an heir, a world saviour.

Abraham's faith continued under siege after he arrived at the place where God wanted him. A lot of people cannot accept that. They say, "I am what God wants me to be, and I do what God wants me to do. Why then is this happening to me?" That is the end of their faith. Abraham journeyed to the promised land and his faith was still under siege. Why? Because God promised him a supernatural son. In Genesis 17:6 it says, "And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee" But the devil was fighting them. Do you know that the devil tries to keep you away from all the promises of God? He is the chief destroyer of faith in people's hearts. If you don't know that, you don't know the devil. You have to keep fighting him. The fight will not be over until you go to heaven, so just gird up and fight him!

There was nine years difference between Abraham and his wife, Sarah. When she was 66 and he was 75, God said, "I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great, and thou shalt be blessing" (Genesis 12:12). By the time Sarah was 70 and he was 79, still nothing had happened. They kept claiming it, but when Sarah reached 80 and he was 89, they still had no child. The devil was tormenting them all the time trying to destroy their faith. When Sarah was 90 and he was 99, God spoke up! Genesis 21:1-3, "And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him, And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac." The word Isaac means "laughter," and God had promised him that son 25 years before. Twenty-five years later God did it. That was faith! Not staggering!

Abraham and Sarah finally had their promised child. That's what faith is. If God says "Jump through a wall," close your eyes and jump! It is not your business to make the hole: it is God's problem to make the hole; it is your problem to jump. Faith is staggering not; when God says it, it is true. Don’t be distracted by your experience, the word of God is true, it changes you before it changes your situation, walk with your faith, don’t relent in doing what is right, your character is gaining root, and your stamina to sustain the promise is getting stronger, if you staggered not your reward will so be evident for all to see.

Author: Lester Sumrall 

Complied and edited by: Peter O. Olutoyese