Today’s reading is Romans 3:1-4:25. 

Romans 4:20-22 really struck me. “No distrust 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.”

I am 100% convinced by the greater context of this passage and others that anything amiss in my life will be overcome as I increase my faith in God and His working in the world and my life. When I keep thinking that victory will come from me trying harder, I always fall short. 

The question then becomes, how do I increase my faith. Obviously, I know Romans 10:17, “Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” But this passage provides another great practical suggestion for increasing my faith. Give glory to God. Abraham’s faith increased “as he gave glory to God.” 

The more I give God the glory, the more I acknowledge Him in all my ways, the deeper and stronger my faith will flow. As I give glory to God, I will become fully convinced He is able to do what He has promised and more fully convinced He will do what He has promised. The more convinced I am of that, the more I’ll keep my hand in His. 

What’s great is at that point, my faith is accounted as righteousness. As long as I’m simply trying to be more righteous on my own, I’ll fall short. When I put my faith in God, then I’ll be more righteous. Awesome.

***Question: What do you do to help increase your faith?

Keep the faith and keep reading,

ELC

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