What role does faith play in witnessing God's promises fulfilled, as seen in Genesis 21:2? Genesis 21:2—A Promise Realized “So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time God had told him.” (Genesis 21:2) Faith Receives the Promise • Genesis 15:6—“Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” • Faith is the open hand that accepts what God pledges long before any evidence appears. • Without this trust, the promise would have been heard but never embraced. Faith Perseveres Through Waiting • Hebrews 11:11–12—“By faith Sarah herself, when she was past the age, received power to conceive, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.” • Decades passed between God’s word (Genesis 12; 15) and Isaac’s birth. Faith held steady when circumstances screamed impossibility. • Romans 4:18–21 describes Abraham “being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.” Faith keeps hope alive until the appointed time. Faith Aligns Us with God’s Timing • Genesis 21:2 notes the birth came “at the appointed time God had told him.” • Waiting by faith protects us from forcing our own solutions (Genesis 16), keeping us in step with the exact moment God has prepared. • Numbers 23:19—“Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?” Faith rests here. Faith Gives Glory to God • When the impossible happens, credit can go nowhere but to the Lord. • Romans 4:20—“Yet with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but was strengthened in faith and gave glory to God.” • Witnessing fulfillment deepens worship; fulfilled promises become living testimonies. Living This Truth Today • Hear God’s promises in Scripture—2 Corinthians 1:20 says every one is “Yes” in Christ. • Believe them before you see them. • Hold them through seasons of silence, resisting shortcuts. • Expect Him to act precisely when His wisdom deems best. • Celebrate each fulfillment as fresh evidence that “the righteous will live by faith” (Habakkuk 2:4). |
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