Gen 18:18 Abraham will surely become a great and
powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.
Repetition in
the Bible is common and is usually an indication of importance. Here we have
God speaking again about Abraham and His purpose of blessing ALL nations
through him. Abraham won’t have forgotten God’s promise but God’s chosen people
in the Old Testament often did. Instead of being a blessing, witnessing to God’s
goodness and living exemplary lives they often followed the evil examples of
the people who lived around them. Are we any better today? We are called to be
a blessing but so often are depicted as judgmental, intolerant, old fashioned,
or more alarmingly irrelevant because we are little different from those around
us. Not only should we care for those around us who don’t know God’s blessing and
other nations, and people groups. But we should seek to reach the ends of the
earth with blessing and work with God more intentionally in accomplishing His
clearly stated purposes. In discipling others are we helping them to have a truly
missionary vision? Are we going, sending or being disobedient to God’s call to
make disciples of ALL nations?
Lord
help us to get the big picture of your purposes and help others do the same.
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