Heb. 11:12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude - innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.
He was about a hundred years old and as good as dead, according to this Scripture, with Sarah, a barren wife. Abraham's circumstances gave him no reason to believe God's promise that he would be the father of many. It seemed like a pretty hopeless situation and highly unlikely that he would be the father of even one. Sarah laughed when she heard that God said she would bear a son.
Often times our circumstances can look pretty bleak, too. What we see around us just doesn't give us much hope. We're as good as dead in our situation.
But Abraham was fully persuaded (Rom. 4:21) and had unwavering faith. Regardless of what he saw around him, he chose instead to believe what he heard from God. He was absolutely certain and totally convinced that if God promised it, nothing else mattered. Isaac was proof of that.
We must be just as certain when it comes to the promises of God no matter what our circumstances are. That's faith! It is to believe that what God has promised, He is able to perform, even if what we see around us is contrary to what we know.
Remember, circumstances don't determine the outcome of any divine promise for our lives. God does.
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