Email from Abiding Place Daily Bread – March 6, 2025 (The Fifth Day – Genesis 1:20-23) Galatians 3:11 – Now it is evident that no one is righteous before God by the law, for the righteous live by faith! Faithfulness It is not possible to fully comprehend the breadth of what Paul is describing here in this verse unless we address Habakkuk 2:4 which is the Old Testament Scriptural reference for “the righteous live by faith”. We must also consider the example of Abraham, who is the father of faith, if we are to truly grasp the meaning of faith (Romans 4). Now, Habakkuk 2:4 addresses those who are self-reliant and are puffed up with their own ability, but ends with the description of those who trust in God: “Behold the one with a puffed up soul is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faithfulness” (Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17). The Hebrew word used in this verse of Scripture means “faithfulness” (emuna). One may wonder whose faithfulness is being referred to – the faithfulness of God or the faithfulness of man? The answer would be both. God expects us to rely upon His faithfulness, and in turn, trust Him, and do what He tells us to do (Psalms 36:5, 37:3, 40:10, 89:8, 119:86; Jeremiah 17:7). The foundation of relying on God’s faithfulness is that He is trustworthy (Deuteronomy 7:9; Isaiah 26:3-4; Psalms 84:12). Trusting in God is the underpinnings of the entire relationship of God with man and the foundation of the meaning of faith. Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 3/6/2025
