Today's Bible reading is the 4th chapter of the Book of Romans. You can read it here at Bible Gateway: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/
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As I read today's scripture passage I was drawn to two specific portions of the chapter, one near the beginning and one near the end, that represent truth's of the faith that all believers should hold dear too. The chapter begins a question in the first verse; "What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found?" The Apostle Paul would go on to write of justification by faith "in accordance with grace" as he related God's means of justifying the ungodly and crediting righteousness to them (us). But following the question, in verse three we read, "For what does the Scripture say?" This should be the starting place, the starting question, for all matters concerning the believer in Christ. What does the scripture say? And near the end of the chapter, as Paul speaks to the faith of Abraham, he wrote that he was "fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform." Oh, what a reminder of God's faithfulness. May we live our lives believing God. And not just about our salvation but about all things regarding the faith. May we be assured in our hearts, trusting God's word, and being mindful that what God has promised, He is able also to perform.