hey um,
is anyone having problem believing this? God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did... And (Abraham) 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. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. Rom 4
blatantly phrased: i sometimes look at my own body and past, and find it hard to believe that God has the power to restore my weakness and lack. what makes it harder is that i am unsure if He has promised anything personal and specific to me a.k.a. what's ze promise?
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1. is anyone having problem believing this (Rom 4 - basically that God has the power to restore (our) weakness and lack. )?
Chapter 4 of Rom talks about how Abraham is counted righteous, not by what he's done, but by his act of trusting in God. v22-25 speaks of how we have received that same righteousness when we believed that God raised Jesus from the dead. 2 Cor 5:17 says "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" So we're effectively (under Abraham's legacy of being) considered righteous by faith.
Now then, God acknowledges our weaknesses..the Bible is peppered with references for the word. while easy to say God can restore/remove/heal our weakness, there are a number of factors involved. Sometimes we don't want our weaknesses removed, really. Sometimes God leaves them to remind us that we need Him. Other times God changes us as soon as we ask Him openly to change us.
Truth is,
- He is able to work in spite of our weakness(2 Cor 12:10).
- He knows what it means to be weak (2 Cor 13:4).
Personally, if He's God and all we claim Him to be, bringing weakness into strength or giving life to the dead CAN'T be as hard as creating something from nothing. Fixing something is easier than creating something from scratch, both of which God is good at.
Do I believe it myself? Yes. BuT I also believe that the more we see ourselves as lost causes, the harder we should and can, lean on His grace.
2. i am unsure if He has promised anything personal and specific to me a.k.a. what's ze promise?
I believe God's promises are in a sense, for all of us. As in He promises a home for us for eternity, He promises us that He'll answer prayers etc. Specific promises eg. Abraham getting Sarah preggers at 100+ yrs, I believe God has for each of us too. Just that He doesn't reveal it to us all at once. The Bible does say that He's prepared a life of good works for each of us to do. Since not all of us are doing similar things, I'd assume that that means specific, different plans and purposes and hence, promises for each of us.
Bit wordy but hope it helps.
bro. good to hear from you.
as i wrote the last blog entry, i realized, sometimes it's so much easier to trust in our own selves as it's more visible, than to trust God who we often think we can't see, nor His works.
Do we trust in chariots? Or horses?
Zech 4:6 says not by might nor by power, but by His spirit. I truly believe it's as simple as believing in Him, and not just our own physical strength.
Is it hard to believe? It isn't. Why not? Because if we channel the same faith that we channel into a chair when we sit on it, then, honestly? It's not that difficult. :)
thx for the input there, really needed some thoughts on that.
uncovered a few fears there :] darn my zero and plus buttons aren't working anymore have to settle for a less pleasant smilie
am open for more discussion if ppl are interested in this topic...it hits at the core of our faith..
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