The Reward of Faith

“For what does the Scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness’ . . . . No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. That is why his faith was ‘counted to him as righteousness’ ” (Romans 4:3; 20-22).

FAITH is believing the unbelievable. Faith is believing the impossible and the unreasonable. Faith is believing something on the basis of the word of another. Faith is confidence in another’s word and promise, though the word and promise be entirely beyond our reason and understanding. To have full faith in the promise of another, we must be convinced of his dependability and truthfulness, and his ability to carry out and fulfill his word and promise.

Adapted and modified excerpts from Studies in the Life of Abraham by M. R. De Haan (1891-1964)
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