Today’s devotion comes from Genesis 18:16-19.
“16 Then the men rose up from there, and looked down toward Sodom; and Abraham was walking with them to send them off. 17 “The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, 18 since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed? 19 For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.” Genesis 18:16-19.
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Today’s Scriptures teaches us some of the privileges of being chosen.
We walk with the LORD as Abraham did: “… and Abraham was walking with them to send them off.” Verse 16. “I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.” Leviticus 26:12.
The LORD reveals the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven to us. ” The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do …?” Verse 17. “And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.” Matthew 13:10-11.
We are blessed: “in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed”. Verse 17. “in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” Galatians 3:14. “For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Romans 4:3. “Therefore it was also credited to him as righteousness. Now not for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him, but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification.” Romans 4:22-25. “For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.” Romans 4:13.
Our children are included in the covenant of being chosen. “For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice …” Verse 19. “For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.” Acts 2:39.
We “keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice”. “I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.” Ezekiel 36:27. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. …” Ephesians 1:3-4.
In conclusion, like Abraham, the Lord will bring upon us what He has spoken. Verse 19.
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