Without becoming weak in faith, he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb; yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to
perform. Therefore it was also credited to him as righteousness.
Romans 4:19-22
Paul writes about God’s promise to Abraham that he and his wife Sarah would have a child in
old age. Due to our fallen condition, most of us would reflect our physical state onto this
promise from God. As a result, we would presume this to be a failed promise. After all, it goes against all rational thought. Yet, Abraham’s personal trust in God transcended all that seemed reasonable to the world. He believed God, the one who creates from nothing, ex nihilo. Abraham's faith grew stronger through what seemed an impossible promise from God. It is no different in our salvation because, in our fallen state, mankind struggles to realize what God has already done through the work of Christ. We are saved by God’s grace alone, through our faith alone, in Christ alone. All to the glory of God alone.
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