Scripture says many times that "Abraham's belief was credited to him as righteousness." The part I have seemed to miss is that it is the same for me. God credits my belief as righteousness just as he did for Abraham
The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness- for us who believe in Him...(Rom. 4:23-24).
Credited means "to count, impute, esteem".
I don't have a God who decides where I stand with Him by counting my sins and my acts of belief to see which out weighs the other. Scripture says when I ask for forgiveness my sins are wiped away. He is only counting the times I believe. Boy, that puts a little fear in me. Does He have anything to count? Do I do what HE asks of me? Do I daily seek Him? Do I delight in Him? Is he everything to me?
I want to make my daily prayer part of the lyrics to a Stephen Curtis Chapman song:
You are everything I want,
You are everything I need,
Come and be my consuming passion,
The one true thing,
That which drives me,
delights me,
delivers me.
I want Him to be my consuming passion.
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Oct. 13, 2005 - Untitled Comment
Carry on!