John 6:28 New
International Version (NIV)
28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the
works God requires?”
God’s promises are true and He is the Promise Keeper.
Hebrews 10 tells us that He who promised is faithful. We sometimes use human
standards to consider what faithfulness means. In today’s society, we see
marriages that have failed due to unfaithfulness, friendships that have been
lost because of broken promises, and businesses that have failed because they
have been proven untrustworthy. Paul writes to the Jews and Gentiles using
Abraham as an example of a man who was considered righteous because he believed
God and his promises. When the crowd asked Jesus what they must do to be right
with God, He responded that they must believe in Him. The first promise we have
from God is that all the promises are ours if we simply believe. Seem too easy?
In today’s world of “doing” and “performance,” it does seem too easy to simply
believe and receive God’s promises by faith. Paul explains in the fourth
chapter of Romans that before Abraham underwent circumcision, he believed.
Circumcision did not make him “right” with God. Abraham’s faith alone justified
him, and in turn he was the beneficiary of God’s promises.
Our unwavering faith in Jesus Christ puts into our
“accounts” the promises of God in His Word. What promises are you waiting for because
you have failed to believe?
Thought for today:
What have you missed out on because of weak faith?
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