Believing

 

Sometimes when I sit down to read, study, or reflect on His Word, I want to find that little jewel in Scripture that I missed the last time. I want to find that word, cross reference, Hebrew/Greek, or some other hidden Fact to gain some new insight. While that certainly is powerful, and I admit fun and fascinating, if it doesn't change me, it's just noise.

So as I almost glanced over this well known verse (to me anyway) in my reading, I felt Him slow me down so I could reflect.

"And [Abram] believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness." Genesis 15:6

How did he stand righteous before the One, True, Living God? He believed Him and His promise.
I imagine myself in a dark and/or confusing time of my life, and I hear or read His promises to me. Do I continue in my darkness and confusion, or do I simply trust and believe Him? Do I simply say I trust His plan for my life, or do I believe He has a plan for my life? Do I say I know He loves me, He forgives me, He calls me, He holds me, He protects me, He saves me, or do I believe it too.

May I stand righteous before God, not because of my doing, but because of my believing.

Empty me of me father ...

His,
~Matthew

This thought reminds me of "Believing is Seeing"
http://seeingthepiecesfit.blogspot.com/2013_01_01_archive.html