Blessed

 111125- Meditational Nuggets from the Book of Romans 4 KJV

For Mithcah Bible Baptist Church - Bahrain

Morning Online Group Devotional Bible Study and Prayer Fellowship 121125

6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

Blessed

Romans 4:1-8 KJV 

1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

The Scripture: now translated as the bible, which is available and accessible to all, to where it is written the blessedness of everyone  to whom GOD has cleansed from sinfulness; not because of the good each has done; but because we do good things after we believed the  redemptive grace which is in JESUS CHRIST His Only Begotten Son. 

• The sinless perfection of His blood,
• poured out on the cross, 
• for the pardon of the sinfulness of mankind; is the only sacrifice GOD accepted; 
• the only passes of every soul to enter into His Heavenly Kingdom.

As it is written in the bible “John 1:12 KJV  “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:”

Only to all who received JESUS, has given GOD the power to become His sons: the blessedness of all who believe on JESUS’ Name.  

Be not hesitant. You don’t have to suffer for eternity. There is the sure way to Heaven, it is through CHRIST JESUS only. 

All who believe on what He did on the cross, His death, burial and resurrection from  the death, receive the gift of salvation which is the only way to the Heavenly Kingdom. A blessed assurance of having an eternal life, which GOD in JESUS CHRIST promise, is beyond goodness in life, nothing on this earth is able to be compared. 

Be saved and  for eternity, be blessed.  

Romans 4:9-17 KJV 

“9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.”

These elaborated sequences of Abraham’s in-depth faithfulness  in GOD, has Paul proved that: 

1. He was regarded highly by GOD; for it was reckoned that by his faith, he honored GOD through gratefulness by his giving, not because of his obedience to the law; which only was given to his remarkable seed Moses on Mt Horeb. This was Moses who led Abraham’s seeds: from his grandson Jacob: the recipient of  his positional first-born blessings through the hand of Abraham’s (only) son Isaac; whose name Jacob was changed by the LORD to Israel. His seeds amazingly multiplied during more than four hundred years straitened Egyptian enslavement. 
2. He received GOD’s promised to be the father of many nations before His circumcision. 
3. His righteousness was imputed to him by  GOD before his circumcision. 

Genesis 14 KJV

18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

Genesis 15KJV

 1 After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

2 And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

4 And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

6 And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

We are blessed to be among the blessed. Not because we obeyed the law, but because of GOD’s grace which enable us to know GOD’s salvation through JESUS CHRIST our LORD, who loves us so . 

Have faith in GOD’s promise; be not doubtful nor fearful in wholly putting faith in JESUS CHRIST our Savior, and become among the recipient of The LORD’s blessed amazing grace! 

Romans 4:18-25 KJV 

“18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:

20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.”

Therefore Abraham’s faith in GOD concluded; that it is not only for his glorification, but to be an example to all who come after him, that all, even also us, that if we believe and have faith like Abraham, that as He trusted GOD’s words we too must do the same: 

• Trust that in GOD there is no qualification. nor limit of  age nor strength; for GOD’s promise to fulfill. 
• Totally submit to the LORD’s blessed will, for GOD’s power to be revealed. 
• Testify the truth about JESUS to every people without preference, for He is GOD’s Word that free our soul from the bondage of sin.  

Take heed to the prompting of the HOLY SPIRIT;  let all who are saved share to the lost what we have received; that they too will doo the same:

1. Accept GOD’s  way of salvation, 

2. Believe in JESUS CHRIST, 

3 Call upon His Name, and be carried from the darkness to light, to be blessed forever.  

Worrying? Weariness? Wandering? Wantoning? All of these are already conquered through death by our Loving LORD and Savior. There is no need to be scare what life may bring. Trust GOD in JESUS Name, receive His gift of atonement and be blessed forever and ever! 

Amen!

Good morning!