AWAKE, ARISE, AND TRIUMPH
Sunday – May 7, 2023, Iyar 16, 5783
A WELL OF TRUTH
THE BLESSING OF ABRAHAM – PART SEVEN
Greetings dear and precious saints of God and welcome back to drawing from A Well of Truth. Today we will continue with part seven of looking at the Blessing of Abraham. As we prepare to dive into our teaching, please take a moment and share this teaching as widely as possible by every means available to you. Thank you for sharing. Also, remember to be reading out loud. You know why, please don’t be rebellious. The featured picture is a well with lots of water and bucket full of water about to be drawn from that well. The water is the Word of God that gives life (zōē Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary, life as God knows life) and cleanses. Receiving life and/or cleansing is not automatic, it is our choice, what have you chosen? Let’s again start our study by going to these familiar Scriptures in the Apostle Pauls’ epistle to the saints at Galatia.
Galatians 3:13-14 (KJV)
13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Galatians 3:29 (KJV)
29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
The Word of God is so wonderful, isn’t this just a beautiful study or how God, the Father, brought redemption at a great expense to Heaven and in time. God, the Father, was serious about having a family. Due to the faith, the obedience of Abraham, and Christ Jesus we are eternally redeemed. Now, let’s continue our pursuit to unravel the coming of the Blessing of Abraham.
Genesis 14:18-22 (KJV)
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
We have addressed verse eighteen at some length over the last few weeks. It is interesting that it is verse eighteen for eighteen is the number of bondage.
Galatians 4:3-7 (KJV)
3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Praise the Lord we are released from bondage through the sacrifice and in Christ Jesus! Now let’s take a peek at Genesis 14:19 and 14:22 as well as Galatians 4:7 above. The Genesis text is our first peek at being joint-heirs with Christ, the one whose Blood (wine) was spilled for our sins, our eternal life, and whose body (bread) was broken for our wholeness and for the redemption of our bodies. Notice in the 19th verse Abram is possessor of heaven and earth and then in the 22nd verse God is possessor of heaven and earth. Well, which is it? It is both!
Romans 8:17 (KJV)
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Jesus is heir of all and we are joint-heirs with Him.
Hebrews 1:2 (KJV)
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
All that Jesus owns, which is everything, nothing spiritual or physical excluded, we own! So why are so many of us beggars? Wow, this Blessing of Abraham is really something!
Lord willing, I will pick up right here next Sunday.
By: Dr. David R. Wood, Author, Bible Teacher, and Prophetic Voice
2 Chronicles 20:20 b (KJV)
20 … Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Receive the blessing in Jesus’ name!
Numbers 6:24-26 (MSG)
24 GOD bless you and keep you,
25 GOD smile on you and gift you,
26 GOD look you full in the face and make you prosper.
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