Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.He believed in Yahweh, who credited it to him for righteousness.And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.
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… you can see with confidence that Abraham did not somehow win God's affection pleasure or trust because he passed God's test Genesis chapter 15 verse 6 says this earlier he believed the Lord and he counted it to him as righteous. So Abraham comes to this test in his life already having the judgment of God as righteous because of his faith in God's ability to honor his promises. But now, as he undergoes this trial, Abraham gets to experience for himself in his own life the reality of being fit to serve God. if he ever wondered what it would look like for him to trust the promise of God, if you wonder what it would look like to trust the promises of God, to have the benefits of Christ's death applied to you, this is it. That your faith would not be shaken, even in the situations where it feels like there is no way for God's promises to continue to be true. No way for the Lord to continue to love you. …
… Would you help me thank God for those who labor among you, including this music ministry that has ushered us into the presence of God? I want to call your attention tonight to Genesis chapter 15, verses 1 through 6. I don't know what time they told you you were getting out of church tonight, but first night is the longest night of revival. And so ushers have locked the doors and it has just become an all-night prayer vigil. Genesis chapter 15 beginning with verse 1 reading through the conclusion of verse 6 I want to talk to you tonight about writing a new narrative After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Do not be afraid, Abram. We will refer to him in the sermon as Abraham. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward. But Abram said, Lord God, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus. Then Abram said, Look, you have given me no offspring. …
And in verse 6 it says, And he believed the Lord and he counted it to him as righteousness. And we'll read about that more if you want to jump ahead to Romans chapter 4. It describes that in the New Testament, how it was because of his belief. You know, there were those who believed God. Abraham was not perfect, but he believed. He believed when God made a promise like that and said, look, you're going to have a child. I don't care that you're in your 90s. I don't care if you're 100 years old. I can have you bear a child. I can have your wife, Sarah, at 90 years old, bear a child. And Abraham believed this. and God says he counted it to him as righteousness. Throughout this Bible, you read about people who believe and Abraham, man, as a believer, you know, you jump ahead to chapter 22 and this just, ah, so powerful. Chapter 22, verse one, it says, after these things, God tested Abraham. …
… now look toward the heaven and count the stars if you're able to number them. And he said to them, so shall your descendants be. And he believed in the Lord and he accounted it to him for righteousness. This is a fascinating story because the Lord actually gives him a visible prophetic picture of what was going to come forth from him. The Lord took him outside, let him look at the stars, something he will see every single night of his life as a reminder of what God said is going to come forth from him. The Lord will oftentimes put physical reminders, testimonies, something in the natural that remind us of spiritual realities. And we're to learn when the Lord gives us one of these gifts as he did for Abraham. He said, look at the stars. Look at the stars. Can you count them? That's your kids right there. And he was giving him a visual plumb line, a standard by which to measure his thoughts, his prayers, and his ambitions for the rest of his life. …