Romans 4:19-21 And not being weak in faith, he (Abraham) did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He promised He was able to perform.
While I was cutting vegetables, I sliced my finger. It appeared stitches would be required, and I applied a towel to stop the bleeding. Suddenly I knew what to do. I said to my finger, “Stop bleeding and be healed in the Name of Jesus!” The bleeding stopped, but the cut remained. Several hours later I checked on the cut; it looked the same. A little while later I looked again, and later that evening I looked again.
Then Romans 4:19-21 came to me through the Spirit. As I read it, I immediately saw and understood that Abraham did not consider his circumstances.
To “consider not” means to not focus on, to not think about, or to not pay attention to the circumstances. It does not mean it is not there; it means God’s Word has the final say concerning any problem. So I said, “I will not pay attention to the cut on my finger.”
Focusing on Mark 11:22-23, Jesus said, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will happen, he will have whatever he says.” I declared, “Finger, you are healed and whole in the Name of Jesus,” and I went to sleep for the night.
The next morning, while preparing for the day, I noticed that the wounded finger looked exactly like the others, no cut, no scar. Praise the Lord. His Word is true, and He watches over His Word to perform it.
Brother John
