SEPTEMBER 22 - JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH
READ Romans 4
Justification by faith is illustrated in the Old Testament through the lives of Abraham and David.
INSIGHT
To impute something means “to apply something to your account.” The Bible teaches that no one can earn salvation. However, God will give it to us freely if we have faith in Him. God honors the attitude of our hearts and imputes righteousness to our accounts. To be able to impute righteousness to those living during Old Testament times, God looked ahead to the work of Christ on the cross. Now He looks back to the Cross. But in both cases, God´s people have been saved by grace through faith.
PRAYER
Offer praise to God for His righteous works:
I will praise God’s name with song
And exalt him with thanksgiving.
That will please the Lord more than an ox,
More than a bull with horns and hooves.
The humble will see it and rejoice.
You who seek God, take heart!
(Psalm 69:30-32).
Pause for praise and thanksgiving. Now pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
Don’t all of us have one Father?
Didn’t one God create us?
Why then do we act treacherously against one another,
Profaning the covenant of our ancestors?
(Malachi 2:10).
Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to mind, and pray this affirmation to the Lord:
Lord, your name endures forever,
Your reputation, Lord,
Through all generations.
For the Lord will vindicate his people
And have compassion on his servants
(Psalm 135:13-14).
As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:
Finally, offer this prayer to the Lord:
He alone does great wonders.
His faithful love endures forever.
He made the heavens skillfully.
His faithful love endures forever.
He spread the land on the waters.
His faithful love endures forever.
He made the great lights:
His faithful love endures forever.
The sun to rule by day,
His faithful love endures forever.
The moon and stars to rule by night.
His faithful love endures forever
(Psalm 136:4-9).
Justification by faith is illustrated in the Old Testament through the lives of Abraham and David.
INSIGHT
To impute something means “to apply something to your account.” The Bible teaches that no one can earn salvation. However, God will give it to us freely if we have faith in Him. God honors the attitude of our hearts and imputes righteousness to our accounts. To be able to impute righteousness to those living during Old Testament times, God looked ahead to the work of Christ on the cross. Now He looks back to the Cross. But in both cases, God´s people have been saved by grace through faith.
PRAYER
Offer praise to God for His righteous works:
I will praise God’s name with song
And exalt him with thanksgiving.
That will please the Lord more than an ox,
More than a bull with horns and hooves.
The humble will see it and rejoice.
You who seek God, take heart!
(Psalm 69:30-32).
Pause for praise and thanksgiving. Now pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
Don’t all of us have one Father?
Didn’t one God create us?
Why then do we act treacherously against one another,
Profaning the covenant of our ancestors?
(Malachi 2:10).
Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to mind, and pray this affirmation to the Lord:
Lord, your name endures forever,
Your reputation, Lord,
Through all generations.
For the Lord will vindicate his people
And have compassion on his servants
(Psalm 135:13-14).
As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:
- A humble spirit
- Evangelism in Russia
- Your activities for the day
Finally, offer this prayer to the Lord:
He alone does great wonders.
His faithful love endures forever.
He made the heavens skillfully.
His faithful love endures forever.
He spread the land on the waters.
His faithful love endures forever.
He made the great lights:
His faithful love endures forever.
The sun to rule by day,
His faithful love endures forever.
The moon and stars to rule by night.
His faithful love endures forever
(Psalm 136:4-9).
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