Abraham believed God's promise that he would become the father of many nations. He believed it against all hope; that is, beyond any possible natural hope, because he was past the age of being able to father a child (he was about an hundred year old), and his wife was well past childbearing age (yet the deadness of Sara's womb). Still Abraham realized that God's ability to fulfill his promises outweighed the circumstances. So, Abraham's faith was not an irrational decision, but rather a deliberate choice not to place confidence in his experience and instead to place his confidence in God and His word. Abraham had nothing to rely on to but God's promise, but that was enough for him. He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief meaning that Abraham was able to take God at His word, so he did not waste time equivocating, wondering, and worrying. He was not like the "double-minded man" (James 1:6–8), who constantly vacillates between belief and unbelief. Instead, Abraham persisted in believing; thus, his faith was strengthened. He was able to trust in God to do what seemed humanly impossible, and even to glorify God prior to the realization of the results being revealed. In spite of all this, Abraham was clearly human and imperfect. He had his weaknesses (fears) and bad habits (lying under pressure). The Bible describes Abraham with all his flaws, but as a man a faith. Thus, Abraham's faith could not have been anything but simple trust in God. Yet God honored that. Abraham is a model not just for the Jews, but for all people as a person of faith who realized he was totally dependent on his Creator for all things, even life itself.
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