SCRIPTURE: Romans (NIV) 4:21 [Abraham] being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. 22 This is why “it was to him” were written not for him alone, 24 but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness— for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. 25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
OBSERVATION: Behind the Word of God is the Character of God. God’s Word is fully trustworthy because God is fully trustworthy. Abraham was fully persuaded. He was convinced. There was no doubt. Abraham was a friend of God. He knew God.
This was not faith based on what Abraham commanded God to do, or what Abraham desired God to do, or what Abraham would have liked God to do; this was faith based on what God promised to do.
Faith is no better than the foundation on which it is placed. Life cannot be lived without faith. We put faith in the people from whom we buy our food. When we depend on others, we are exercising faith. Whether they come through or not is not based on our faith but on their faithfulness, on their character. Sometimes we discover that our faith has been misplaced, placed in something that proved un-trustworthy.
APPLICATION: My faith may be weak or strong, but it is not bad. The choice as to where I place my faith is right or wrong. I can make a bad decision to put my faith in my works to get me to heaven. I can make a bad decision to place my faith in an idol. When God created man, He placed within man the capability of trust and faith. Further in Romans we are even told that God gave a “measure of faith” to everyone. I am commanded to “have faith in God.”
PRAYER: Lord, I choose to place my faith in you and your Word. You said if I would confess my sins, you would forgive me and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. You promised to make my life your living place. Thank you for forgiving me, accepting me, and living in me. Amen
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