Romans 4

God's promises to us are true and sure. We can trust in Him to accomplish for us what He set out to do in Christ Jesus. If we believe, all things are possible.
We can know that
If God says it, it will happen. If we handle the trials of this life by trusting in God, our faith and trust in God increases. The Holy Spirit changes us precept upon precept. God allows things to happen in order for us to learn to trust in Him alone to accomplish that which we cannot accomplish, the character of Christ Jesus revealed in us. In this life we do not see clearly nor understand but in the next life we will see the experiences of our life meant to bring Him glory. This stays on my computer screen "God loves us just the way we are, but too much to leave us the way we are." To God be all the glory!

Abraham Justified by Faith

What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." 4 Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.

5 But to him who does not work
but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith
is accounted for righteousness, 6 just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:

7 "Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered;

8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin."

9 Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness. 10 How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised. 11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also, 12 and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised.

13 For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void
and the promise made of no effect, 15 because the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.

16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all 17 (as it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations") in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead
and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; 18 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, "So shall your descendants be." 19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb. 20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. 22 And therefore "it was accounted to him for righteousness."

5 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

The NKJ Study Bible puts it this way: This chapter is pivotal in establishing that justification is by God's grace through faith alone. Justification is a gift and cannot be earned by works. Abraham was justified hundreds of years before the Mosaic Law, then justification cannot be based on the Law. God made a promise to Abraham, and Abraham trusted God to fulfill it. Because of Abraham's faith, God credited Abraham with righteousness. In gaining this righteousness from God, Abraham did not obey some law or perform some ritual like circumcision, he simply believed God. The person who does not work, who comes to God by faith alone without having performed rituals or followed Jewish laws—that person will be counted righteous. God provides a merciful expiation, or atonement, of the sins of believers through the death of Christ. John states that God demonstrated His love to us by sending His Son to become "the propitiation for our sins". God's grace. It is available to all people, both Jews and Gentiles. God declared His unconditional covenant with Abraham after declaring him righteous because of his belief. The promise to Abraham was not through circumcision nor through the law but through the righteousness of faith. Heir of the world means that Abraham and his seed, in particular Christ, will inherit the earth, a promise that will be fulfilled in the kingdom to be established when Christ returns. Paul concludes that God's promises to Abraham were founded on his faith so that it would be acknowledged that salvation was only through grace, that is, God's favor. Abraham is the forefather of all who believe. Glorifying God means declaring who God is. Abraham, by his faith, acknowledged that God was faithful and powerful enough to keep His promise. We follow Abraham's example when we have faith, when we believe that God raised Jesus from the dead and will grant us eternal life also. Jesus was delivered up to death, taking the penalty of our sin on Himself. Jesus' resurrection brought us justification before God because His resurrection proves that God accepted Jesus' sacrifice for us. ." Believers boast in the sure expectation of the glory of God. They are confident, for God Himself has placed the Holy Spirit in their hearts. Tribulations refers to physical hardship, suffering, and distress. Perseverance means "endurance." Trials and tribulation produce endurance when we exercise faith during those difficult times. Such faith produces its own reward. Perseverance produces character, the quality of being approved. As believers endure tribulation, God works in them to develop certain qualities and virtues that will strengthen them and draw them closer to Him. The result is fortified hope in God and His promises.
God loves us just the way we are, but He loves us too much to leave us the way we are.