Friday, December 8: God’s Promise to Bless All Nations Through His People: Abraham: Genesis 12:1-9; 15; 17:1-13
Abraham serves as a key figure in God's redemptive plan. His faithfulness, obedience, and trust in God's promises are commendable. The promise to bless all nations through Abraham's people ultimately finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who brings salvation and reconciliation to people of every nation and ethnicity.
God's promise didn’t make sense based on Abraham’s circumstances. Abraham was blessed to be a blessing. God's promise of Genesis 12:3 has greater reach, All the nations of the earth have been blessed. The promise wasn’t about Abraham, it was about God.
The last thing I want you to know about God’s promise to Abraham is that it was dependent on God to bring it to pass, not Abraham. Here is what God promised to do.
-I will show you where to go.
-I will make you into a great nation.
-I will bless you.
-I will make your name great.
-I will make you a blessing to others.
-I will bless those who bless you.
-I will curse those who curse you.
-I will bless all the people on earth through you.
Eight times God said I will. There was only one requirement necessary to set these promises of God in motion. Abraham had to go. He didn’t have to work it out. He didn’t have to figure it out. He didn’t have to make it happen. He didn’t have to try to bring them to pass. All he had to do was go. This same truth applies in your life with the promises of God. It is up to God to bring them to pass. It is up to you to act in faith and obedience. Don’t worry about the how, trust in the Who. If God says I will like he did for Abraham, he will do for you.
Next week: Isaac: Genesis 17:15-21; 21:1-7

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