Daily Devotional
Do You Struggle to Believe God?
“For what does the Scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.’ Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.”
Romans 4:3-4
January 22, 2024
Ponder This
Grace is the unmerited favor and kindness of God shown to one who does not deserve it and can never earn it. You will be saved by grace, or you won’t be saved at all.
Sometimes when I speak, people introduce me and say nice things about me. But suppose someone said, “There’s one thing about Adrian—you just can’t believe him.” No matter how many nice things you might say about me, if you say, “You can’t believe him,” you’ve just cut off the root of my character. The greatest thing you can do to glorify God is believe God. Faith pleases God because it glorifies God, and because faith pleases God, God rewards faith.
What is faith? Faith is not saying, “God prove it to me, and then I’ll believe it.” No, faith is a response to the nature and character of God. Faith believes God, not for what God has done, but for who God is. When my eye is right, my eye responds to light. When my ear is right, my ear responds to sound. When my heart is right, my heart responds to God. That response is faith, and that faith glorifies God. If a man could be saved by works, God would not get the glory. But when a man is justified by faith, God gets the glory.
- When do you struggle most to believe God?
- When have you been happy that you believed God? What happened when you trusted Him?
Practice This
Take a step of faith and believe God in an area in which you have been struggling.
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
