"And Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord counted him as righteous, BECAUSE OF HIS FAITH."
What comes first, the chicken or the egg? This type of question about faith and righteousness is answered here by the Lord. The faith or belief of Abram came first, and then the Lord counted him as righteous. What must come first in every one of our lives? Our belief and then relationship with Jesus Christ must come first if we wanted to be counted by Him as righteous!
If you believe in the Lord and you trust and rely on Him steadfastly, it will be counted on to you as righteousness. You will have right standing with God. Abram believed the Lord and God credited this to him as righteousness because of his faith. The truth for today is so simple but it is such a powerful message. We must first believe in God. Then our belief and trust along with our reliance on the Lord will be counted to us as righteousness. Believe first, then comes the blessings of the Lord. We must do our part individually, and our part comes first!
What happens to those who do not believe or have faith in the Lord? The opposite of what happened to Abram will occur. The non believer will not have right standing with God and they will never be considered righteous by the Lord. The choice seems so obvious to any rational person. We should all desire the blessings of the Lord and the free gift of eternal life. We should all want to avoid death and separation from our Creator. We should desire blessing and righteousness instead of cursing and rejection. The choice is up to us. Make the right choice today and believe the Lord. The Lord will count you as RIGHTEOUS BECAUSE OF YOUR FAITH!
