Genesis 15:6 “And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”
This is a well-known passage that is quoted a couple of times in the New Testament – and remembered by many. There is good reason for this, as it tells us much about how God dealt with His Old Testament servants. Abraham had the same type of faith that we must have in God.
There was nothing that Abraham could do to accomplish what God had promised. He could not assist the Lord or make things happen himself. He instead could only place his whole life in God’s hands, trusting Him to do what He said.
God tells us in His word that Christ came to die in our place so that we might be saved. We trust that He is telling the truth and put every bit of our eternal destiny (and our earthly lives) in His hands.
We can be confident Abraham did the same. While we don’t know all Abraham understood about the coming Messiah, we do know God declared him righteous on the basis of faith. Praise God for the righteousness given to us, based on our faith in Jesus Christ and Him alone!
Genesis 15:6 “And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”