September 27, 2021

FAITH PRECEDES WORKS

Romans 4:5-8

But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:

“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered;
Blessed is the man to whom the LORD shall not impute sin.”

Encouraging Words

It is not the things that we do to attempt to earn God's favor that produce  righteousness in our lives. We have become a people that are focused so much on outward appearances, the ways that we worship, the rigor in following rubrics and traditions that are extreme and even radical, etc. Abraham was accounted as righteous before God because of his faith in God and his trust that God would fulfill 
His covenant. David later learned that it was not his zealousness for God that earned the grace of God, but his faith in the living God that brought God's grace into his life. God's mercy comes to us through repentance, faith, and humility so that the  works of Jesus Christ can cover us. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner!