“But it doesn’t exist!”
Posted by Mark on 05 Nov 2009 at 01:34 pm | Tagged as: Marriage, Uncategorized
Romans 4: 17
even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.
Often when we pray, we limit ourselves to the kinds of things we can see happening. Much like we wouldn’t ask a friend or our children to do something we think beyond their capability, we limit the kind of requests we make of God. But in Romans 4, as Paul describes the faith of Abraham, he make this passing comment about God. Our God is the one who gives life to the dead, and calls things into being that do not exist.
I stopped as I read those words. Dead things back to life. How many things do I consider dead, hopeless? Yet God is the God of resurrection. But even this isn’t an adequate picture of His power. Because when something is dead, it actually once existed…alive. We can see the carcass, the remains. God can do more than that. He can bring something into being that has as yet to EVER exist.
Do I believe this? Honestly? No. I say that because I don’t pray that way at all. But I am starting to pray that way. I think that is the way God invites us to pray…and live….joining with Him in His work.