Romans 4:17
(As it is written, « I have made thee a father of many nations ».)
Before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
MEDITATION:
The mystery of God is to call things that are not, as if they were.
The case of Abraham is more eloquent:
When God wanted to make Abram the father of many nations, He changed the way he called him: the name of Abram became Abraham, a name which means « father of a multitude of nations » (Genesis 17:5).
At this time, Abraham had not even had a single child from Sarah because she was barren.
Just imagine: From then on, every time he met people, He told them: « Hello, my name is father of many nations. » Certainly that the people thought of Abraham as a fool because he dared to be called « father of nations » while he had not even a single child.
But, as it is God himself who had said it, Abraham was « father of nations » in power.
Beloved, since we are created in the image of God, we can also call things which do not exist as though they did.
As christians, we can declare over our lives, the good that we want in the hope to see it and live it: May those who are sick, declare their healing, those who are poor declare their prosperity, those who are oppressed or in prison declare their liberation, those who are weak declare their power,…
Certainly, we will see and live what we have said on our lives.
PRAYER:
Lord our God, give us to conquer fear and to declare any good on our lives.
It is in the precious name of your son Jesus Christ that we pray.
Amen.
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