Be Fully Persuaded

"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". Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead - since he was about a hundred years old - and that Sarah's womb was also dead. Yet he did not waiver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised."
Romans 4: 18-21

     What has God promised you that may sound a little far-fetched?

     You know, God asks us to believe in many things that may seem impossible or beyond human reason. Consider these headlines in history:

• World Created in Six Days (Genesis 2:1)
• Deluge Kills All But Eight (Genesis 7:21
• Sea Parted Down Middle: People Cross on Dry Land (Exodus 15:19)
• Dead Boy Rises (1 Kings 17:22)
• Donkey Berates Man (Numbers 22:28)
• Three Men Walk Through Fire Unscathed (Daniel 3:26)
• Paltry Lunch Feeds Five Thousand-With Leftovers! (Matt. 14:17)
• Virgin Gives Birth to Boy (Matt 1:18)
• Two Blind Men See (Matt 9:30)
• Man Walks On Lake (Matt 14:25)

     When I saw the recent movie, "Heaven is for Real" about a four-year-old boy who visited heaven, I was disappointed in the lagging unbelief of the adults around him. Even his own parents (and the father was a pastor) struggled with it. I wanted to yell out: What is so hard? What is wrong with you?

     Yes, I believe every one of those zany headlines. I believe in the resurrection of the dead. I believe Christ ascended into heaven and will return again with a victor's shout, coming down from the clouds surrounded by angels. I know that my Redeemer lives because I am fully persuaded by faith simply because:
     God said it, I believe it and that settles it.

Take a chance, step out on a limb, believe in the unbelievable. God is amazing, never boring. He has a sense of humor and integrity unbeknown to mankind. Life is an adventure when you take God by the hand!

"All things are possible with God." Mark 10:27