06/09/2026
We begin by reading Romans 4:13-25.
Some Christians in Rome believed one first had to become Jewish by following God’s law before one could be a follower of Jesus. However, Abraham, our father in the faith, did not have the law and circumcision that was required to become Jewish. That came later through Moses. What Abraham had was trust in the promise of God, the God who “gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist” (v. 17). We, too, “share the faith of Abraham” (v. 16). We trust in the promise of God and the power of God’s grace that resurrects life through Jesus. Abraham’s and Sarah’s bodies were old and unable to give birth to a child and, therefore, to a new nation. But it happened, not because of Abraham’s or Sarah’s ability to birth a child but because of the God who makes promises and keeps them. We are inheritors of Abraham’s right relationship with God through faith that trusts the God who “raised Jesus our Lord from the dead” (v. 24).
God makes promises and keeps them. How does knowing this help you grow in your
faith?
Let us Pray. Creator God, we thank you for giving us new life in Christ through faith, a gift of your never-failing love and grace. Amen.
