THOSE WHO HAVE FAITH ARE BLESSED

Proclamation:

"Consider Abraham: 'He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.'  Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham.  The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations will be blessed through you.'  So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith."  Galatians 3:6-9 (NIV)

Explanation:

These Holy Spirit inspired words were written by the Apostle Paul to the believers in Galatia.  He told them that they were not blessed because they obeyed the law.  He said that they were blessed because of their faith in God, just as Abraham, the father of the faithful, was blessed.

Application:

Those of us who believe in God and have faith in God are blessed by God, just as Abraham, who is considered the father of the faithful, was blessed.  We are justified by our faith just as Abraham was justified by his faith.  Abraham believed in God and righteousness was credited to him.  All of the blessings that we receive are because of Jesus Christ.  Salvation is not possible through faith in any other but Jesus, The Christ.  Jesus said, "No man comes to The Father except through Me." (John 14:6)