Genesis 26
There
was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days
of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in
Gerar. 2 Then the Lord appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. 3 Dwell
in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your
descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I
swore to Abraham your father. 4 And
I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will
give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the
nations of the earth shall be blessed; 5 BECAUSE Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
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If there is one thing you need to know...GOD is an Oath performing, COVENANT-KEEPING GOD.
What makes this covenant that more incredible was that it was sealed based on faith and not on the works of Abraham.
Romans 4
1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter? 2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God. 3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
4 Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation. 5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness
Abraham left a GOOD CREDIT REPORT with GOD. Through his Obedience to God, He demonstrated his trust in God. As a Next Generation Leader, here are some lessons we can take from Abraham's Life.
1."...and I will be with you and bless you...";Isaac had seen and had been an active participant in the obedience of His Father. Obedience had been modeled for him. He had no need to rely on King Abimelech. God was more than capable of blessing him and he had witnessed it in his Father's life.
2. Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness- Could it be that God is speaking to You in this generation because someone in your previous generation was wholly obedient? Their credit report with God may have opened up a line of credit for you. Time after time in scripture we see record of sons who either walked or did not walk after their father's standard and the results.
3. "...in your seed all the
nations of the earth shall be blessed; BECAUSE Abraham obeyed..."- Obedience can release not only a blessing in your generation, but it can release generational guidance, protection, provision and encounter to your next generation. We often times focus on the material inheritance that can be left to our children's children, but forget the spiritual inheritance.
4. "...and I will perform the oath which I
swore to Abraham your father."- God gives the next generation direction based on the previous generation's obedience. As heirs of the promise and as the seed of Abraham through Christ, we can receive the covenant blessings of God through faithful obedience.
5. "Then the Lord appeared to him and said..."- God wants to appear to the next generation. He wants his glory, his mercy, his love, his covenant to never end.
You can leave this generation with an example: You can open the door to Faith. You can show through your life how to live by faith, walk by faith, encounter God by faith, and trust in the Word of God by faith. Or you can leave this generation with a closed door by never living by faith, never walking by faith, hiding your faith in a closet, doubting God's Word, never speaking of God's existence, never testifying of God's power, never giving credit to God's generosity and denying God's power in your life.
I challenge every Next Generation Leader to fulfill these verses today:
Psalm 145:3-5
3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
The "greatest" generation is the generation that recognizes, loves, and obeys the GREAT GOD. - SAC
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