Genesis 15:6 (here @ Bible Gateway) is not only a key passage for our relationship with God, but also a key concept that threads its way throughout the Bible.
Consider these passages (it would be a good idea to read a few verses before and after each passage to get a sense of the context):
For me, the phrase that is key is in Genesis 15:6 (here @ Bible Gateway), “…he believed in the Lord…” Abram believed in the person. He was not focused on the promise but the one who promised. He believed, trusted, that God could do what He said.
That is the thrust of how Paul describes Abram’s response in Romans 4:20 - 22 (here @ Bible Gateway) is it not?
The implications for us are significant. We do not believe or trust the promise; we trust and stand on He who promised.
Consider these passages (it would be a good idea to read a few verses before and after each passage to get a sense of the context):
- Habakkuk 2:4 (here @ Bible Gateway)
- Romans 1:17 (here @ Bible Gateway)
- Romans 4:3 (here @ Bible Gateway)
- Romans 4:20 – 22 (here @ Bible Gateway)
- Galatians 3:6 (here @ Bible Gateway)
- Galatians 3:11 (here @ Bible Gateway)
- Hebrews 10:38 (here @ Bible Gateway)
- James 2:23 (here @ Bible Gateway)
What do you see as the key?
For me, the phrase that is key is in Genesis 15:6 (here @ Bible Gateway), “…he believed in the Lord…” Abram believed in the person. He was not focused on the promise but the one who promised. He believed, trusted, that God could do what He said.
That is the thrust of how Paul describes Abram’s response in Romans 4:20 - 22 (here @ Bible Gateway) is it not?
The implications for us are significant. We do not believe or trust the promise; we trust and stand on He who promised.
Challenging thoughts. The "promise" is only as credible as the "Promiser." So the Apostle Paul said that his driving desire was,"...that know Him...." Phil. 3:10
ReplyDeleteChallenging thoughts to me personally.