Don't stagger! y un hábito

Rom 4:20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

Rom 4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

This is such an encouraging verse to me. Abraham was old, and stricken with age, yet he believed that God would fulfill His promise, and give him a child. Even though Sarah was old, and seemingly barren, Abraham still knew God would come through on His promises.

And those promises are still as poignant today as they were for Abraham. Any promise that God has made us, through His word, will not fail us. He’ll always be with us, He’ll always provide for us, He’ll always work things out for good, and He’ll never condemn us.

Another interesting point about these verses is that Abraham was persuaded. If someone is persuaded, it means that his/her opinion has been changed, or made to be a certain way. In this case, Abraham believed God because of all the other things He had done in his life.

And that’s a very important thing. If we look at what God’s done for us in the past, it will be much easier to trust Him in the future.

Rom 6:19 Humana cosa digo, por la flaqueza de vuestra carne: que como para iniquidad presentasteis vuestros miembros á servir á la inmundicia y á la iniquidad, así ahora para santidad presentéis vuestros miembros á servir á la justicia.

Creo que, muchas veces, pecamos porque es un hábito y porque solemos pecar. Pero Pablo dice aquí que no debemos vivir así. Y debemos reemplazar nuestro pecado con las cosas de Dios. Y los pecados que hacíamos de hábito, debemos entregar a Dios para que el nos de algo nuevo, que no es un pecado.

Pray for Spain. Pray that the Lord would raise up missionaries and native Spaniards to take the gospel to the millions of lost souls in Spain.