Saturday February 18
Bible Reading: Romans 4: 13 - 25
Topic: God's Marking Scheme
A sister asked: "How
is it that the Bible said concerning Abraham that he staggered not at the promise
of God whereas he actually staggered and went into Hagar?"
That question calls to
mind the experience of a girl who wrote her University Entrance Exam last year.
She wrote only 2 subjects out of the compulsory 4 subjects before the computer
went bad irreparably. However, when the results came out, she scored above the
total marks of the two subjects she wrote.
The Examination Board took
notice that many candidates had that same problem that she had, so the Board
gave all of them a uniform bonus mark of 30%. So the girl's result compared
with the subjects the computer permitted her to write shows that her assessment
was not based on technicality but on the circumstances surrounding the exam.
It was the same with
Abraham, "He staggered not at the promise of God" was the divine
assessment of the total journey of a man who had obtained mercy from God
through faith, and not an isolated analysis of the incident in Abraham's story
with regard to Hagar.
When we sincerely walk
with God, He looks at our heart in relation to Himself.
This was why, despite all
his mistakes, some of which many of us would never dream of making. Scripture
testifies that Abraham was a man after God's Heart.
Thank God that He assesses
our lives through the perspective of His grace at work in our lives.
Prayer:
Lord, score my life
according to Your marking scheme, Amen
Memory verse: Romans 4: 25
"Who was delivered
for our offences and was raised again for our justification"
Source:
The Daily Fountain
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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