Romans 4

In Romans 4 Paul uses the story of Abraham to make his point that faith is the path to righteousness, not works. Paul quotes Genesis 15:6 "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."

Abraham was an old man with an old wife, Sarah (I'm sure she was a lovely lady though) when God promised him that he would have his first child. Sarah laughed but Abraham believed, even though it seemed impossible. Which is why Paul writes in verse 18 "against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him."

When God makes a promise, God comes through, every time. No matter how impossible the promise seems.

God has made a promise to us. The promise is eternal life. Eternal life that begins the moment we are baptized. Right now we are experiencing eternal life. We don't realize it because we are blinded by our earthly life, blinded by the problems of the here and now.

Problems that are overwhelming at times. Problems that not only blind us to God's promises but make us forget about them all together.

In those moments it is important to breathe... and remember Abraham.

It's never too late. It's never over. Even when this life and all the problems and struggles are over... It is never over.

We are never over.