In hope [Abraham] believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations; as he had
been told, “So shall your descendants be.” He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body,
which was as good as dead because he was about a hundred years old, or when he considered the
barrenness of Sarah’s womb. No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew
strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had
promised. That is why his faith was “reckoned to him as righteousness.” But the words, “It was reckoned
to him,” were written not for his sake alone, but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him
that raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, who was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our
justification (Rom. 4:18-25).