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Tag: Abrahamic Covenant

In thy Seed – all the nations of the earth be blessed

In the covenant that the Lord God makes with Abraham for his obedience, God promises to not only bless him but also lets him know that he will be a blessing and through him will come The Seed by whom all nations of the earth shall be blessed.

Though Isaac was the immediate child of Abraham, Apostle Paul identifies that the Seed refers to none other than Jesus Christ himself (Galatians 3:16). The Bible also teaches us that Jesus Christ in the hope of all nations (Matthew 12:21) and Jesus Christ IN us is the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27). We also learn from the Holy Scripture that those who have trusted IN Christ Jesus as their Savior, Master, King, and LORD are a new creation – no longer cursed and under the penalty, but blessed with life eternal (2 Corinthians 5:17).

Points to ponder:
Is Jesus Christ, ‘The Seed’ sowed in your life or in other words is Christ Jesus, the hope of glory, by and through whom, all of the nations of the earth is blessed, in you, germinating to make your life fruitful for God’s purpose. And equally important it is for you to answer – Are you in Christ Jesus? Have you trusted in Him – The Seed of Abraham.

Genesis 22:18 (KJV)
18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Everlasting covenant of God

Genesis 17:7-8 speaks of the covenant that God establishes with Abraham and his children as an everlasting one. From this we can infer that God is truly eternal for the one who is ephemeral in essence, cannot promise an eternal (everlasting) covenant. Also, we see that God’s provisions follow the establishment of God’s covenant i.e., only after God establishes his everlasting covenant, does God say that I will give the land and all land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession. But what is this covenant of God about? Verse 7 says that God wanted to be the God of Abraham and his children and verse 8 informs us that God is no longer merely stating, but affirming that God will be the God of Abraham’s descendants eternally. God says, “I will be their God”.

The everlasting covenant of God is not just the physical (the land that was given) but spiritual (which is to be a people of God).

Points to ponder:
God is saying even today, “I will be their God” eternally. God wants to be your God. The question then is, “Do you want to be The people of God?”

Genesis 17:7-8 (KJV)
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

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