Romans 4  Paul teaches and argues his point that salvation comes by faith in Jesus Christ alone.  He has explained that the fact that one man is a Jew and the other a Gentile.. really has no bearing on his being made right with God.  Paul uses the facts about Abraham to once again prove and persuade his readers to believe that what really matters is faith.   He reminds his readers that Abraham was not circumcised, nor had he received the Law, when God declared him righteous.

 "Abraham put his trust in God, and it was credited to his account as righteousness." 

Paul goes on, "Now the account of someone who is working is credited not on the ground of grace but on the ground of what is owed him. However, in the case of one who is not working but rather trusting in Him who makes ungodly people righteous, his trust is credited to him as righteousness." (v4-5)

Abraham was given a great promise. He would be the father of nations.  He was 100 years old.  His wife was far past childbearing age.  Yet, Abraham believed that God would do what He said.  This faith, this trusting in God's promise, is what God credited to him as righteousness .

 Paul says, "The reason the promise is based on trusting is so that it may come as God's free gift, a promise that can be relied on by all the seed, not only those who live within the framework of the Torah, but also those with the kind of trust Avraham had.. " (v16)  Abraham was "fully convinced that what God had promised he could also accomplish." 

"But the words, 'it was credited to his account.. ' were not written for him only. They were written also for us, who will certainly have our account credited too, because we have trusted in Him who raised Yeshua ( Jesus) our Lord from the dead - Yeshua, who was delivered over to death because of our offenses and raised to life in order to make us righteous." (v23-25)

Praise the name of the Lord Most High! This free gift of righteousness has been given to all who will trust in Jesus Christ the Lord, who died on the cross to atone for our sins and who rose again to reign forever more! We "will certainly have our account credited too.. " !!  Amazing grace!  This is God's promise to us and He will accomplish what He has purposed to do.  Praise the Lord!

Father, we thank You for the truth of Your word that fills our hearts with hope and faith and love.  We pray for our world, that Your Word would " spread rapidly and be glorified" so that people of every tongue and tribe and nation will put their trust in Jesus Christ and be made righteous by Your grace.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.