Romans 3 & 4

Romans 3

I didn't get a whole lot out of Romans 3. The main thing I got out of it was verse 3 & 4.

"What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God's faithfulness? Not at all! Let God be true, and every man a liar. As it is written:
'So that you may be proved right when you speak
and prevail when you judge' ".

I guess verse 3 is comforting to me because no matter what, my lack of faith will never hurt God. My lack of faith can really only hurt me in the long run. God doesn't go anywhere, we're the ones that wonder off. He is always there.

Romans 4

Romans 4 goes on to talk about Abraham's faith. The end of the chapter is what caught me the most, mostly because it seemed straight to the point and went along with what I have been feeling lately.

Verse 18 - 25

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be." Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah's womb was also dead. Yet he did not waver through unbelief [he did not worry] regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness." 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 who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.

I really love Abraham's story. His faith is really inspiring. In the natural, he knew that it was impossible that he and Sarah could not have a baby, but nothing is impossible with God. God can do whatever He wants. He can give and He can take away. And through it all, Abraham did not worry, he did not sway in his faith when it came to what God promised him, he knew that God had the power! I wish my faith was that strong all the time. My faith tends to be like a leaf being blown by the wind instead of a strong tree. Some things are easier to have faith about. Some things are hard to let go and let God deal with. If God promises us something, He's going to do it! Isn't that exciting? It's not like human promises that people can break at any minute... God is faithful. We can always trust that He's got our best interest in mind and He'll take care of us even when He puts us through scary things. I'm almost afraid to ask God for faith like Abraham's because I know He'll test me. haha. But I really do want faith like that...