Genesis 26:4-5 I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven, and will give to your offspring all these lands; and all the nations of the earth shall gain blessing for themselves through your offspring, because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.’
This is God speaking, and it sounds a lot like God speaking to Abraham. These are words we expect to hear God speaking to Abraham. But that's not who God is speaking to at the moment. Instead, God is speaking to Isaac - a future generation. But God renews the promise originally given to Abraham. A promise that God gives, once given, does not expire with the generations. People expire. Abraham expired. But God's promise does not expire.
And the promise to Isaac is a fulfillment of the promise to Abraham. It's not because of the faithfulness of Isaac that Isaac will have offspring. It's because of his father's faithfulness. God's promise endures through generations, and is not dependent on the individual faithfulness of each generation. Now are you ready for the really good news? You are a descendant of Abraham. So God's promise, originally made to Abraham and renewed in Isaac's day, is real for you as well. All the nations of earth will gain blessing through you and through your offspring. It's a promise.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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