Email from Abiding Place Daily Bread – March 7, 2025 (The Sixth Day – Genesis 1:24-31) Galatians 3:11 – Now, it is evident that no one is righteous before God by the law, for the righteous live by faith. Faithfulness Exemplified By Abraham God expects us to be faithful (Psalms 5:9, 12:1, 31:23; Jeremiah 9:3). There is no greater example of a person who trusted in God’s faithfulness, and was also faithful to God, than Abraham. Abraham was referred to as “the father of faith” and the example of what it means to be righteous before God (Romans 4:11,16). Abraham believed (Hebrew – “aman”) God, and it was accredited to Him for righteousness (Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:3). The life of Abraham gives us a glowing example of one who did not stagger at the promises of God, but counted God faithful Who had promised. He was the one who was willing to trust God, leave his family and home, and follow after the ways of the Almighty so that He might receive a divine inheritance (Hebrews 11:8,17). The Hebrew word used to describe Abraham’s faith is related to the one in Habakkuk 2:4 (aman). Jesus also used this word many times in His sayings to express ‘absolute certainty’ – translated in many Bibles as “verily” or “truly” and occurring about seventy-eight times in the Gospels. Some examples include: Matthew 5:18,26, 6:2,5,16, 8:10. God supplies us faith which has only absolute certainty. There is not a shadow of doubt about God and His promises in the faith that springs up from trusting in God and relying upon His faithfulness (Matthew 14:31, 21:21; Mark 11:22-23). There is no place for wavering or uncertainty when we come to know God and His devoted love for us (James 1:6-8; Romans 4:20-21). As we walk with God, we will discover we do not have to rely upon ourselves, but we can rely upon the Amen God Who will be faithful to all of His promises – for all of His promises are, “Yes, and Amen” (2 Corinthians 1:20; Revelation 3:14). Therefore, all of those who are righteous are the ones who rely upon God’s faithfulness to keep His promises – and in turn, faithful to obey those things God has commanded (Leviticus 22:31; John 6:38, 14:23; James 1:22; Matthew 7:21-27). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 3/7/2025
