On the Virtue of Hope

Romans 4:18-25

Hoping against hope,
Abraham believed that he would become
the father of many nations,
according to what was said,
'So numerous shall your descendants be.'

He did not weaken in faith
when he considered his own body,
which was already as good as dead
(for he was about a hundred years old),
or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb.

No distrust made him waver
concerning the promise of
God, but he grew strong in his faith
as he gave glory to God,
being fully convinced
that God was able to do what he had promised.

There is real Good News here. In the face of great evidence to the contrary, Abraham lived his life in Hope, against Hope. Abraham believed that God was capable of keeping his promise to create a numberless nation as his posterity.

Let us reconsider the virtue of Hope!