Barren Wombs

 2 Chronicles 6-7; Psalms 135; Romans 4 

“Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead – since he was about a hundred years old – and that Sara’s womb was also dead. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.”

Romans 4:19-21

God chose a barren womb to fulfill his promise of multiplication. He chose an elderly couple beyond child-bearing age to remind us that we multiply by faith and in the power of the Spirit, not by our schemes and strategies. We multiply who we are. Abraham’s descendants all learned his story of faith and it in turn shaped their stories - and ours today. He is the father of the faith, not just father of the Israelites. 

What barren womb does God want to speak to and through this day?

God is speaking promises to lives and churches that are not reproducing faith.

Will we receive and agree in prayer with God’s promises over our lives and church?

Will we move from doubt, unbelief, and fear to faith?

Will we, too, become fully persuaded that God has the power to bring renewal and revival in our day, for his glory?

“Lord God, fill the barren womb of my life with your Spirit so I can reproduce, for your glory.”