Seed for Aug 16

We are admonished to follow after the example of faithful Abraham, who considered not the deadness of Sarah's womb, but counted Him who had promised, faithful. What great faith! Believing God against all hope that Abraham would father a great nation though Sarah could bear no children and the promise tarried 25 yrs! What could be more hopeless than death? Nothing in this life signals the end with more force than death. Up till death we all can hope, but who can hope beyond death. Even Jesus' disciples hoped He would be Messiah, up till the time of His death. Then they lost hope. But He came forth from the tomb to prove everything He said was true. He proved Himself to be the Truth and the Way and the Life. Now we hope, but not as the world hopes. Our faith goes behind the Veil and reaches into the Holiest of Holies and that becomes our anchor of faith. He that has promised will fulfill all His promises and to those with faith will He show Himself faithful.