If there ever was a time the church of God needs some more Marys, it’s today: taking God at His Word. When God says anything, He means just what He said. Abraham looked at Him; he said, “I know He’s able to—to do that what He promised to do. I’m old, a hundred years old, but that’s all right. Sarah’s ninety, but God can do it. He promised it; He said so, so that’s it.” You believe it like that? Well, you’ve got to. Don’t look how long it takes. Look, it’s twenty-five years later before that baby was ever born. But Abraham got the things ready. Yes, sir. He was making ready. Every day I can hear him say, “Sarah, how you feel?” “No different.” “Praise God, going to be born anyhow.” That’s right. Ten years passed, “How you feeling, Sarah?” “No different.” “Glory to God, going to have it anyhow. God said so.” Instead of getting weaker, he got stronger in faith, ’cause it was more of a miracle all the time, building up. Then finally one day the womb of Sarah begin to swell, and the little baby was born. Because Abraham counted Him faithful Who had promised.

Deep Calleth Unto the Deep, 1952-08-09, Chicago, IL, §4