Scripture to Read: Genesis 12:1-3
We must remember, as followers of our Lord Jesus Christ, that God always keeps His promises. Since we are looking at Jacob this week, we also need to go back a little and look at the promise God made to Jacob’s earthly grandfather, Abraham. When God promised Abram (which was his name until God changed his name to Abraham in Genesis 17:5) that He would make him a great nation, in Genesis 12:1-3, God established a covenant. This covenant was not just about multiplying Abraham’s lineage on earth, but this covenant was to multiply God’s kingdom through our Lord Jesus Christ. We know God made this promise because God clarifies this promise throughout His Word, and especially in Galatians 3:16, “Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, ‘And to seeds,’ as referring to many, but rather to one, ‘And to your seed,’ that is, Christ.” which we find God speaking this promise to Abraham in Genesis 22:18 “In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” God’s plan has always been to reconcile us, every man and woman, to Himself because of His great love for us. God said to Abraham, in Genesis 12:3, “And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.” For us who know Christ as Lord and Savior, we are part of this blessed family. We’re blessed because God has forgiven us of ALL our sin and reconciled us to Himself through Christ.
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you today about His promises to Abram and how we are partakers in this promise?
2. Who will you share this promise with this week so they also have an opportunity to be a partaker of this promise from God?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!