How many of you are fully convinced like Abraham was that even though he was offering Isaac up as a burnt offering to the Lord, the Lord promised that his wife Sarah would have a child and through him, all the nations would be blessed. Sarah was 90 years old when she had Isaac. Since Abraham was fully convinced this was counted to him as righteousness.
Genesis 17:17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”
Romans 4:19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb. 20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. 22 And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
Another person who was fully convinced was Noah. He was told to build an arc, to which he did. The earth was full of corruption, but Noah had found favor in God’s sight. The entire earth was flooded, but Noah and his family in the arc were saved. Noah was a preacher of righteousness. Noah built the arc being fully convinced that what God had said would come to pass.
Genesis 6:9 These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for humanity had corrupted its way upon the earth.
2 Peter 2:5 and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly;
Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
David was fully convinced that he could kill Goliath because God was with him. Everything in the natural was against David, but he didn’t wavier in doubt and unbelief. It seems like God works through those who are fully convinced regardless of their circumstances. People who are fully convinced in their hearts are loyal to God. Nothing moves or shakes these people. Interesting that all 3 are in the faith chapter – Hebrews 11. Be blessed, my friends.
1 Samuel 17:34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, 35 I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it. 36 Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.”