As Good as Dead

Hebrews 11 cont’d:

And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise. And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

I know you’ve heard this story many times, about how Abraham and Sarah were promised a son, and how that promise wasn’t fulfilled until they were super old – way past the “normal” childbearing years. In fact, the promise was so huge that from that promised son came descendants too numerous to count!

We see our lives in such finite measures, and we feel as though life is sweeping past so fast and we have missed so much, because of our  mistakes, our past, or just not understanding life and God, and all we’re “supposed” to do.

However, God has made so many promises in his word that are for all of us, including a future and a hope – good things to come.

We can hold on to this promise, no matter how many mistakes we’ve made, how bleak the future looks, or how old we are becoming. 

Our life is not defined by our years here on earth.  This is just the beginning, the foothold where we learn about faith and the goodness of God and the promises he has for those who choose to believe.

If you feel “as good as dead,” consider Him faithful – the One who promises to bring beauty out of ashes – and rest in that promise.

And watch…for the fulfillment.