BLESSINGS FROM THE BELIEF OF FAITH

My Dear Precious Child, After Paul wrote to the Romans in his letter about the difference between the law and faith, he reminded them about Abraham whom the Jews considered the father of faith. When I told Abraham that he would be the father of many nations, he was happy and joyful because in fleshly possibilities the chances were zero. However, Abraham believed Me and because he believed Me, he bound himself to Me and My blessings. His believing Me put him in the column of crediting him as being righteous, paid up, his heavenly account paid in full, all because he believed My promise to him. So having faith does not mean that a person has done anything to deserve My blessings. It just means that that person has believed Me and the power of faith has placed him or her in the "paid in full" column of the Book of Life, in the position to receive all of My blessings. (Romans 4:1-6) Faith is the power of spiritually believing without any doubt. Faith does not depend upon any person working toward receiving My promises. It only depends upon the person having faith that I will do what I said. Abraham did not have faith because of his doing any deeds. If so, he could have boasted. But when a person does nothing but believes in Him who justifies the sinful, his faith is credited to his account as "paid in full", meaning that he is rightous. The prophet and King David said, "Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered up. Blessed are they whom the Lord imputes no guilt." (Psalm 32:1; Romans 4:6-8) Paul asked a question in his letter to the Roman believers of does this blessedness apply only to the circumcised or to the uncircumcised as well, since we say that Abraham's faith was credited to him as justice? What were the circumstances in which it was credited? Was it after he was circumcised or before? It was before. In fact, he received the seal of circumcision attesting to the justification that he received through faith while he was uncircumcised. So, he was the father of all of those who are uncircumcised but who believe me, so that for them, too, faith might be credited to them as righteousness as well as the father of the uncircumcised who are not merely so but who follow the path of faith which Abraham walked while still uncircumcised. (Romans 4:9-12) The promise made to Abraham and his descendants that they would inherit the world did not depend upon the law; it was made relating to faith. In fact, Paul wrote that the law serves to bring down wrath, for where there is no law there is no transgression. Therefore, to those people everything is grace. That promise is true for all of Abraham's descendants, not only those who have the law but for those people who had his faith but no law. Scripture says, "I have made you the father of many nations." Yes, he is our father to all who believe, the God who restores the dead to life and calls into being those things which had not ever been. (Romans 4:13-17) Hoping against hope, Abraham believed and so he became the father of many nations as it was told him that his descendants would be numerous. He never questioned or doubted Me; yet he was strengthened even though he often thought of the weakness of his own body and the dead womb of Sarah. He was persuaded that what I promised I would do. Therefore, his faith was credited to him in the Book of Life as being righteous.(Romans 4:18-22) Those words of "being credited" to him were not written relating to him alone because they were meant for you, too. Your faith in Jesus Christ are credited to you also if you have believed in Me who raised Jesus from the dead for your sins and raised Him up for your justification as being righteous. It is free. It costs you nothing but your believing that He died for your sins and was raised to life so that you are also raised to life when you believe in Him.(Romans 4:23-25) It may seem unjust to you that Jesus Christ suffered so that you do not have to suffer going to hell for your sins. I am God and that was My way to cause you and My other children to be able to become credited with My righteousness. In My eyes it's a glorious exchange. Let it be so in your own eyes. Your Father of Mercy and Forgiveness