Rom 4:17 “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the sight of Him in whom he believed, that is, God who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.
Abraham was childless and was called Father of many nations. Abraham was confident of his calling. He knew whom he believed. God was well able to give life to dead situations and call forth things that don’t exist as if they do. This cannot be comprehended with intellectual knowledge.
The first thing Abraham had to do was “to believe”, which is very difficult when things and situations are contrary to what we believe.
Rom 4:17 in NET version, – the word “summons” is used.Summon means, command, call into action.
Gen17:5 -God says, your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.
God called something that did not exist. I am sure the whole town must have laughed at him when he introduced himself as “Father of many nations”. This was an impossible thing. But, God always operates in such a manner. He looks, speaks and it comes to existence. Abraham knew this. God had called forth the heaven and earth when the earth was without form and was void.
Gen 1:3 ( KJV) And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.God’s creative power is manifested by words.
Proverbs 18:21 says the tongue has the power of life and death.
Rom 4:18 Are we speaking to plant seeds of hope over our situations and yourself no matter how the situation looks?
We were told during Shekinah and by another Pastor, that my younger son should take steps towards moving to Canada and God will start using him there. He will also study there. I had lost my job and it seemed like walking on water to take such a huge step, but we stepped out prayerfully. We faced many challenges that we almost gave up. But, God’s grace saw us through. Now a certain amount has to be paid for getting a GIC certificate which is mandatory for filing for student visa.The bank had sent it at the last minute and the Canadian Bank would take 5 days to issue the GIC certificate, but the same day, 8/3/22 we were notified by the college in Canada that Ashok would lose his seat if the visa was not filed within those 3 days, which was next to impossible. The student counsellor asked us to defer the admission, but the Holy Spirit whispered that my God is a God who calls forth things as if they exist. We contacted the Canadian Bank and told them about the gravity of the situation, they also said,” it’s impossible”. I kept declaring Rom 4:17, we found favor in the eyes of the officials in Canada and the Bank released the GIC certificate on 10/3/22 at 3 pm into my mail box ( as promised by the Holy Spirit ) at the 11th hour, where we had just enough time to file the visa. The student counsellor was astounded.She said in this entire admission process history was created.
Prayer:
Loving Heavenly Father, let all those who read this be touched by your words, let it sink into their being that You are a Great God who alone does wonders. Increase their faith Lord, may they not look at their situations or the world for answers but, look unto Your word for their self, life, situations and their families for You are sufficient in all this. All this I pray in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. Amen!!
Sol.Lalitha Menon