The Seed of Abraham

Saturday 16 January
READ: Luke 13:16
MORE LESSON: Gen 22: 15 - 18

Jesus walked into the synagogue one Sabbath day and saw a woman bent by infirmity. Jesus decided to heal her despite the opposition from the religious leaders. The reason that Jesus gave for her to deserve healing was that she was a daughter of Abraham. That talks about relationship; an Israelite is a son or daughter of Abraham and singularly by that relationship he/she has some rights with the God of Abraham which an outsider doesn't have. This is what Jesus was referring to when the Canaanite woman approached Him for healing for her daughter (Matt 15: 26 – 27). Jesus made her understand that the blessing she sought was primarily for those that were related to the covenant of Abraham. Although she persisted and, out of mercy, the Lord gave her what she wanted, the fact still remains that it is only through relationship that one can get the best out of God.

There are blessings that are default to you when you are connected in viable relationship to the Lord. Among them is that your enemies bow at your feet; those that curse you are cursed and those that bless you are blessed. The blessing of Abraham flows to every child of Abraham; this is what worked for Mordecai against Haman who was working against him. Haman wanted to annihilate the children of Israel but even his wife warned him that if Mordecai was a seed of Abraham, anyone who worked against him would pay for it with his life (Esther 6: 13).

Being a seed of Abraham, in our own era of the New Testament, talks about having a father-son relationship with God. It means that you have God as your father through the blood of Jesus. It is not about becoming a church member or even being a church worker. It is not about being born into a Christian home or being a pastor's child. It is about having a definite encounter with God. You decide to confess your sin, accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour and you begin to walk with God personally. When you are the seed of Abraham, things begin to work out for you.

Friend, when you become a son or daughter of Abraham, excellence becomes a way of life. God will fight your enemies with plagues and even smite them dead like He did to Egypt for the sake of Israel-the seed of Abraham. Even though as a seed of Abraham you will face battles in life, you are sure of victory. The things that God will do for a man just because he/she is a seed of Abraham becomes your portion. Are you a seed of Abraham by faith? You can be one today by asking Jesus into your life as your Lord and Saviour.

Prayer/Action
* Thank the Lord because you are a seed of Abraham.
* Ask God that as Abraham’s seed, no privilege will be denied you, in Jesus’ name.
* Ask God for the grace to testify about Jesus to someone today.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
He that feeds the birds of the air and the cattle on the thousand hills will not forget me in 2016, in the name of Jesus.