As we are told in Romans 4:13-16…
“For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of FAITH. For it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression. THAT IS WHY IT DEPENDS ON FAITH, in order that the promise may rest of GRACE and be guaranteed to all his offspring-not only the adherentof the law but ALSO TO THE ONE WHO SHARES THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM, WHO IS THE FATHER OF US ALL….”
Faith is righteousness. Righteousness comes from faith, from the act of believing. “Abraham believed God (and this) was counted to him as righteousness.” We do not earn righteousness. We believe. Then, we receive righteousness. Today I was thinking, what if we just had in our minds that our job for the day, for every day, was to believe? That is it. Believe God. Believe what he said, embrace it and live it. This is what I’ve been asking for! In Romans 4 it says that one thing that we receive from faith is righteousness. I would dare to believe that everything we need will be provided for us when we believe God. When we take a footstep of faith. Every example of faith in our faith family lineup in Hebrews 11 came from taking steps, even one step of faith.
We are even heirs, who receive an inheritance, by faith, actually it says it depends on faith. That is ones who share the faith of Abraham. We have a heritage of righteousness stemmed from faith! It is in our bloodline!
I opened up Romans 4 this afternoon and maybe read for twenty minutes. Although I’ve read this chapter many times it washed over me in a yet another new way today. Isn’t that amazing? Verses I had read before came alive in a new way, it became clearer to me. I see that as I seek the Word, I may not understand it right away, but as I keep seeking it, and ultimately my Father, I find Him in the Word. This Word really is living and unlike any other thing written. It really did come by way of the Holy Spirit and that is still what brings life to a mere word on a page for me…
