Blessings family! Last Sunday, we had three amazing baby dedications and a renewal of wedding vows - 50 year celebration with the Cattons! In our meeting I spoke about covenant and I wanted to share briefly on this a little further, especially as we have two back to back Sundays on Love Israel coming up in two Sundays. The Covenant Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Again God speaking to Abraham: “And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. The Covenant God made with Abraham was intended to “bless all the families of the Earth”. This is a very important starting point because clearly it was never God’s plan, promise or desire that Abraham would be the Father of the nation of Israel only. God’s Covenant with Abraham was to make him the “Father of many nations”, not Israel only! This phrase “many Nations” is further interpreted as “all families of the Earth”. Therefore Abraham’s fatherhood extends way beyond the borders of Israel. In fact, “all the families of the Earth” extends beyond time itself. My family was not around in Abraham’s time… was yours? Yet Abraham was promised to be the Father of many Nations and bless ALL families…! So first point we need to soak in is this: The Covenant with Abraham and the Blessings are for all families in all nations throughout all time. God did not strike an “exclusive” covenant with Abraham… This is the most inclusive Covenant in the history on Human existence! The author of Galatians reminds us of this: … … “So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham”.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:29:59 +0000
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