“Then he believed in the LORD, and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6)
Abraham, a childless nonagenarian, was told by God to look to the stars and accept that he will someday have descendants as innumerable as countless burning stars… and Abraham took God at His Word.
That is faith. To accept as fact what God has said though it may seem impossible in your own sight. That moment of belief by Abraham is quoted over and over again in the New Testament as the guiding principle of salvation in Jesus. God does the work, we live as people who trust His Word as fact, and through God’s efforts, we are counted as righteous. The entirety of God’s plan of salvation can be summarized in Genesis 15:6.
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites
This Week’s Reading: Genesis 13-23; Psalm 2; Proverbs 2 This year, #Biblebites are looking at lessons from the history of the Old Testament. Each week reads a section of history with a Psalm to meditate on and a dash of Proverbs to dwell upon. If you would like a copy of the reading schedule, you can view it here: https://eastlandchristians.org/news-events/2024-vision