A New Day

By: Pastor Johnie Akers     

Romans 4:19-21, “And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb: He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; Andbeing fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.”  Faith often defies logic.  In November 1837, a distinguished British physicist named Dionysius Lardner proved with irrefutable mathematics and equations nobody could question, that it was impossible to build a steamship capable of a non-stop voyage to New York.  Copies of his lecture proving this “fact” arrived in Manhattan on April 24, 1838, aboard the steamship Sirius—the first to cross the Atlantic non-stop from Great Britain, entirely under steam power.  Our text today relates how that Abraham and Sarah had been promised by the Lord that they would have a son that would perpetuate the covenant that God had established with Abraham and his seed.  Despite Abraham being one hundred years of age and Sarah, his wife, being ninety, they completely disregarded their biological clock and still maintained a firm faith in the Lord who had covenanted with them for this promise.  Thereafter, Isaac was born.  God was faithful, as He always is, in keeping His promise.  Yet Abraham and Sarah sided with faith over logic.  So often our circumstances may dictate one outcome, when our faith prescribes another.  Faith is not predicated upon one’s resources, abilities, physiology, finances, or any other qualified measure.  Faith is based upon a person’s trust in God.  Today, no matter how illogical your circumstances may be for a desirable outcome, look beyond what your natural senses may tell you into the face of a God who always keeps His promises, and allow Him to move you from logic to faith, where you can operate in an arena where all things are possible with each new day.