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\nGenesis 15:1\u00a0 <\/span>After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: \u201cFear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.\u201d But Abram said, \u201cO Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?\u201d And Abram said, \u201cBehold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.\u201d And behold, the word of the LORD came to him: \u201cThis man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir.\u201d And he brought him outside and said, \u201cLook toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.\u201d Then he said to him, \u201cSo shall your offspring be.\u201d And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.<\/p>\n
Romans 4:1-3<\/a><\/span> What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? \u201cAbraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Romans 4:9-10<\/a><\/span> Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness. How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised.<\/p>\n
Romans 4:19-24<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah\u2019s womb. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. And therefore \u201cit was accounted to him for righteousness.\u201d Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead.<\/p>\n
Galatians 3:5-7<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?\u00a0\u2013\u00a0just as Abraham \u201cbelieved God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.\u201d Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
There was a good reason for God to say this. Abram had just defeated a much larger army made up of a partnership of four kings. He had reason to be afraid, expecting an attack of retribution. God told Abram this because he\u00a0was\u00a0afraid, and afraid for good reasons. Yet God also gave him a\u00a0reason\u00a0to put away his fear. God doesn\u2019t tell us\u00a0do not be afraid<\/b>\u00a0without giving us a reason to put away our fear.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
God knows how to become the answer to our need. When we need a\u00a0shield\u00a0<\/b>or a\u00a0reward<\/b>, He becomes those things for us. \u201cI do not think that any human mind can ever grasp the fullness of meaning of these four words, \u2018I am thy reward.\u2019 God himself the reward of his faithful people\u201d \u00a0\u201cIf God be our reward, let us take care that we do really enjoy him. Let us exult in him, and let us not be pining after any other joy.\u201d (Spurgeon).<\/p>\n
The faith that made Abram righteous wasn\u2019t so much believing\u00a0in\u00a0God (as we usually speak of believing in God), as it was\u00a0believing God<\/b><\/span>. Those who only believe\u00a0in\u00a0God (in the sense of believing He exists) are merely on the same level as demons.<\/p>\n
Believing in God or believing God – Believing in God does not mean you believe Him, His Word, and what it says. \u00a0Believing in God without believing God is like believing there is eternal heaven but never seeking or desiring the righteousness to find home there upon death. You might believe in God but discount the need for repentance, forgiveness, redemption, salvation, obedience, and reliance on Jesus Christ. You might believe in God but never give thought to humble surrender before Him.\u00a0 <\/span>You may believe in God but never spend time in His Word. You may believe in God but never expect to hear those quiet whispers deep in your heart and soul that would lead you to believe Him. You may believe in God but never choose to live a life that honors and glorifies Jesus Christ in all you say, think, and do. Believing God is more than just believing in God.\u00a0 <\/span>There is a transformation in your life. A new birth. A spiritual birth. You become a new creation. born-again. Never let believing in God be the end of your submission and reliance on Him.\u00a0 <\/span>Believe God, believe His Word, and learn to apply it in your life for His honor and glory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Genesis 15:1\u00a0 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: \u201cFear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.\u201d But Abram said, \u201cO Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer … Continue reading “36.j. Abraham \u201cbelieved God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.\u201d”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4083,15410,16022,15268,371,10230,324,16024,2,304,76,2799,4849,14811,2805,796,826,4411,14809,5364,121,7545,1684,315,3461,16023,159,3016,15274,532,150],"class_list":["post-148251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-prayers","tag-abraham","tag-accounted","tag-believed-god","tag-blessedness","tag-boast","tag-damascus","tag-dead","tag-eliezer","tag-faith","tag-flesh","tag-god","tag-hearing","tag-heir","tag-jesus-our-lord","tag-justified","tag-lord","tag-miracles","tag-offspring","tag-promise-of-god","tag-raised-up","tag-righteousness","tag-sarah","tag-shield","tag-spirit","tag-stars","tag-strenghtend","tag-unbelief","tag-vision","tag-weak-in-faith","tag-word-of-the-lord","tag-works"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148251"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149357,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148251\/revisions\/149357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}