Sunday, February 20, 2022
We are blessed to be blessings for generations to come
Reflecting God’s Promises of Grace for All
One Day At A Time.
Genesis 26:4
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.
Galatians 4:28
Now you, my friends, are children of the promise, like Isaac.
Words of Grace For Today
When the earth was inhabited by very few people the promise of offspring was a tremendous promise. Abraham and Sarah receive this promise from God, along with the promise of the land, land flowing with milk and honey.
Isaac is their son, the beginning of the offspring who will be as numerous as the stars of heaven.
For each of us, the promise that Jesus brings to us at our baptisms is that we not only receive the promise given to Abraham and Sarah, but that we are the offspring just as Isaac was. In us God begins the blessing for and of generations.
Not only are we blessed, but we are made to be blessings for every other person alive and for all generations to come.
Not that we need worry about the burden of carrying all the hope of future generations. The Holy Spirit is with us and working to bring us to each task, each person, each hope that we need bring to others. It’s a huge job, and it’s a wonderfully completed task, completed by God through us.