“But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners.”Romans 4:5 NLT
““Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sins are put out of sight. Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of sin.”Romans 4:7-8 NLT
Abraham figures heavily in this chapter; and David’s Psalm 32:1,2 are used I. Verse 7,8 of Romans chapter 4. Abraham lived before the Law and David lived inside the Law. Abraham is therefore the Father of faith as he walked with God in faith. Although circumcision was given to Abraham as a sign of the covenant between him and God, he did not know the Law, this came through Moses. David was after Moses.
In verse 9, chapter 4 of Romans, Paul says ‘faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness’. Abraham is an example to us Gentiles. Abraham was called by God out of Iraq as his chosen ‘father of a multitude’. When he was called he was 75 and did not have the promised son until he was 100. He had 25 years to develop his faith and trust that this God would indeed keep His promise.
Abrahm did not know Jesus, yet Jesus was in his seed. Jesus offers us salvation through faith alone. His sacrifice was enough and there is nothing we can add to it. We must walk in faith that He is enough and love Him and those around us. The works we do will be motivated by Him, not us. This is a call to total surrender. Amen!
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