Romans 4:17-19
17 (as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; 18 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.” 19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.
17 (as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; 18 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.” 19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.
Abraham was promised to be a father of many nations, but he was 100 years old and his wife was not far behind, far past being able to have children as heirs to all nations. Yet God had promised. He chose to trust God against all reasonable hope. Abraham knew nothing was impossible for God who called the universe into existence by a word, so he could trust His faithfulness for an heir and more. So we are children of that one, united by faith in God’s work - in Christ.
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