How did God made the formula to receive
righteousness and the promise of being a blessing to the nations as Abraham's
offspring? (v5,13,16)
 
- v5
"However, to the man who does not work but
trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is
credited as righteousness."
- v13
"It was not through law that Abraham an his offspring received the
promise that he would be heir of the world, but
through the righteousness that comes by faith."
- v16
"Therefore, the promise comes by
faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to
all Abraham's offspring.."
so
it is by Faith! :)
but
specifically trusting in What exactly?
 
v21
"being fully persuaded that God had power
to do what he had promised!" 22. This is why "it was
credited to him as righteousness."
 
so
it is trusting in who God is, really.    
     
That's
why knowing who God is is so important I believe. How can I have faith in God
when I don't know who he is? blind faith? no. Knowing
God by heart!
 
I
am so thankful that
- God
made that formula to apply/ made it applicable to "also for us"
"who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead."
(v24)
- God
kindly made Abraham as the example to see/follow, because it is not
through anything else (being circumcised, keeping the law, etc.) that
Abraham was called righteous. But, faith alone!
One
thing really caught my attention from this passage today was
- Faith
that believes beyond the fact.
(v19)
- It
says, "he faced the fact," but his faith was not
"weaknening"
- Wow!
faith that does "not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of
God, but strengthened in faith and giving glory to God"
(v20-paraphrased)
- Somehow,
I can almost kind of touch/sense/grasp what that faith means.
- I
WANT TO EXERCISE MY FAITH TODAY! :D
- Faith
can be weakened and strengthened as it says today.
Application-what
& how will I exercise/strengthen my faith today?
1.      I will proclaim his power/faithfulness
to fulfill his will
in my life, in my LWM brothers¡¯ and sisters¡¯ lives, and in my friends' lives.(faithful followers of Christ around me&\#8212that they may
gain strength in Jesus today and his presence will overflow in them and through
them wherever they go. & non-believing
friends. especially Freddy-who had a heart surgery on Monday, I want to have faith in God's healing hands over him, he is not a believer so I truly pray
that him and Lauren who is actually Jehovah¡¯s witness will come to know the true Gospel, Jesus Christ.
2.     Giving glory to God today!!!!!!!!! from small little things to big things in
life! Everything. (It is because of your grace that I breathe right now and can face the
day with confidence and contentment in you. ~~~^^)