TOPIC: FAITH: KEY TO UNLOCKING PROMISES
TEXT: Romans 4:13-18(NKJV)
- 4:13. For the promise that he would be the heir of the world [was] not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
- 4:14. For if those who are of the law [are] heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect,
- 4:15. because the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law [there is] no transgression.
- 4:16. Therefore [it is] of faith that [it might be] according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
- 4:17. (as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed — God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did;
- 4:18. who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.”
STUDY:
From today’s passage, we see that God’s promises to Abraham were not based on the Mosaic Law. When the promises were made (Read Genesis 12: 1-3, 17:1-22), the Mosaic Law had not come into use. God related with Abraham by affirming his righteousness through the faith he had in Him.
The law alone cannot bring us into the fulfilment of God’s promises; this is not because the law is bad, but the righteousness of faith is essential. Beloved, if there is anything God rewards, it is faith and not unbelief (Heb. 11:6). You can unlock the fulfilment of those promises through your unbending faith in God.
He is the promise-keeper who will never joke with His promises (Numb. 23:19). Do not be discouraged by the circumstances and situations that stare you in the face, trust in Him and He will count it as righteousness for you. You can experience deliverance from sin, strength in the Christian race, and by the grace of God, do great exploits through His name when your faith in Him is immovable.
PRAYER:
Lord, please help me to believe in you more and more in Jesus’ Name, Amen!
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