Credit

"It will be accounted to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead," Romans 4:24.

OK. Let's unpack this. To whom is the thing going to be accounted? It'll be credited to people. To what people? to the ones who believe in God. To the ones who do what? to the ones who believe. Who believe in what? In God. In what God? In the God who raised Jesus from the dead. That is, to us who believe in that God. And what is it, the thing to be accounted to us? What's the credit about? Righteousness. Justification. Having the right to belong, flawless, in the kingdom of God. Faith. Sky kingdom!

We visit with a brother or sister today recognizing mutual faith. Faith in God who handed Jesus over due to our blunders, in God who raised Jesus to justify us. And at the empty grave, we stand together looking into the sky anticipating his appearing.