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Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
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Romans 4:13-25

If God is able to perform what He has promised (v. 21), man on his side is completely incapable of fulfilling his own obligations. That is why the promises made to Abraham (and to the Christian) do not involve any conditions . . . it is only necessary to believe. All appearances seemed to contradict God’s promises to Abraham. But Abraham "staggered not . . . being fully persuaded" (vv. 20, 21). Whence came this unshakable faith? From the fact that he knew the One who had made the promises, and had implicit trust in Him. The signature of someone whom we respect is worth more to us than that of an unknown person, and is a guarantee of what he has promised to do. Faith believes the promises because it believes God who made them (vv. 17, 3; cf. 2 Timothy 1:12). It lays hold of the great truths announced in His Word: the death of the Lord Jesus in atonement for our sins, His resurrection for our justification (v. 25). Dear friend, having reached this point in your reading, can you say with all believers: I possess this faith which gives salvation. It is for my sins that Jesus has been delivered; it is for my justification that God raised Him from the dead?

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