This is one of the grandest of all the promises we received outside of the coming of our Lord The Christ Jesus. This promise was and is so key because it ties us to the heritage of the Jews and the Legacy once prepared for only them. Believing in this promise made this Patriarch the Father of faith. And his faith in what he could only imagine challenges me, and I hope you too, to believe in God even though some things we hope for are right now invisible. After all, we are called to live by faith and not by sight. We will pause and ponder on this verse and the promise it reveals for the rest of this week.
Genesis 12:1-3
1 The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you.
2 I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”