Romans 4:19
He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb.
Tag: Logic vs Faith
An important truth in Christianity is that God is NEVER illogical, but He is not always confined to the man’s logic. God often asks us to believe things that are completely illogical for us, as human beings. They seem contrary to sound logic. People seem to want their faith to be “logical.” Yet, we think like mere mortals. God’s mind is incredibly different. We are limited in our thinking to the strength and capabilities of a human soul, mind and body. God is only limited by His character. He can’t lie because He is the God of truth (John 14:6). So, when we read the above story about Abraham, we have to pause and marvel. Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah was 99. God came and gave them a promise that they would have a son, whom God would raise to make Abraham’s descendants as the “sands of the sea-short.” That is illogical for Abraham to believe ... that at 100 he could farther a son. Yet, with God, nothing is impossible (Luke 1:37). In our spiritual battle we have to realize we have “strongholds” in our mind that are based upon logical thoughts, that are contrary to the “knowledge of God” and that hold us back in our faith. Note:
2 Corinthians 10:3-6
For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.
It was logical for Abraham to reject the thought he would be able to give birth to a son at 100 years old. Faith, however, enables us to “destroy” logical arguments that rise against the knowledge of God!! We can believe things God wants us to do, when we destroy our own logic and remember that God is all powerful and all knowing. He can do things we can’t even imagine. It is not that we are thinking “illogical” when we put our faith in God for tough things. It is that we are thinking “God-gical” when we believe God can do anything He says He will do. We simply have to think through with the mind of Christ and bring all thoughts captive to the power of Christ!!
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