Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Got thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed (Gen. 12:1-3).
Abraham is one of the most renowned personages that the world has ever known. Not only does he hold a conspicuous place in the Holy Bible, but he is introduced by Muhammad into the Koran. He is regarded by the Arabs as the father of their nation, and by the Jews as the father of theirs. He is acknowledged also in India, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Damascus.
Think of the blessings he received from God. His believing posterity has actually been multiplied as the stars of heaven; his venerable name has been invested with immortal honor in the history of the church; his natural descendants possessed Canaan for more than 14 centuries; and, above all, as his direct descendant according to the flesh, the divine Savior appeared, who by His sufferings, death, resurrection, and glory has brought redemption to a multitude that no man can number (Rev. 7:9).
But notice, Abraham had to leave his own land, his friends and relatives, to go into a land he had never seen, and be a wanderer all the days of his life. But he counted God's promises and blessing greater than anything else on earth. That is why the promise to Abraham included the greatest blessing of all, the coming Redeemer.
Not only were the Jews, Abraham's natural descendants, to be blessed in him, but all the families of the earth. This blessing is for all of God's children, for "if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise" (Gal. 3:29).
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children" (Ps. 90:16).
Abraham is one of the most renowned personages that the world has ever known. Not only does he hold a conspicuous place in the Holy Bible, but he is introduced by Muhammad into the Koran. He is regarded by the Arabs as the father of their nation, and by the Jews as the father of theirs. He is acknowledged also in India, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Damascus.
Think of the blessings he received from God. His believing posterity has actually been multiplied as the stars of heaven; his venerable name has been invested with immortal honor in the history of the church; his natural descendants possessed Canaan for more than 14 centuries; and, above all, as his direct descendant according to the flesh, the divine Savior appeared, who by His sufferings, death, resurrection, and glory has brought redemption to a multitude that no man can number (Rev. 7:9).
But notice, Abraham had to leave his own land, his friends and relatives, to go into a land he had never seen, and be a wanderer all the days of his life. But he counted God's promises and blessing greater than anything else on earth. That is why the promise to Abraham included the greatest blessing of all, the coming Redeemer.
Not only were the Jews, Abraham's natural descendants, to be blessed in him, but all the families of the earth. This blessing is for all of God's children, for "if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise" (Gal. 3:29).
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children" (Ps. 90:16).
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