ABRAHAM BLESSINGS ARE MINE.
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God our father is in the business of blessing his children. If our earthly father as unrighteous as they are, know how to store wealth for his children; how much more will our gracious and generous heavenly father do. Throughout the bible times even in this generation, evidence of God’s wealthy hand stretched out to his children who serve him with all their hearts.
Let us look at the example of Abraham the father of nations.
NOW [in Haran] the Lord said to Abram, Go for yourself [for your own advantage] away from your country, from your relatives and your father’s house, to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you [with abundant increase of favors] and make your name famous and distinguished, and you will be a blessing [dispensing good to others]. And I will bless those who bless you [who confer prosperity or happiness upon you] and curse him who curses or uses insolent language toward you; in you will all the families and kindred of the earth be blessed [and by you they will bless themselves]. So Abram departed, as the Lord had directed him; Genesis 12:1-4
Abram journeyed on, still going toward the South (the Negeb) from there he went down to Egypt because of famine to live temporarily, for the famine in the land was oppressive (intense and grievous).
Notice that God told Abram to do something and there was an attached promise. Abram obeyed and was in the will of God, but the next passage shows that calamity ensued.
Abram could have at this stage doubted if he really heard from God. He could have packed in and headed back to the land of the Ur. Obviously he didn't but decided in the next verses to plot his own way whilst partly obeying God (don't we all do this?).
He eventually got expelled from Egypt but the favour of God was still with him (the gifts and callings of God are without repentance).
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Genesis 13:2 says,
(Now Abram was extremely rich in livestock and in silver and in gold.) and chapter 24:35 (And the Lord has blessed my master mightily, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks, herds, silver, gold, menservants, maidservants, camels, and asses.) proves this.
I say again, the fact that you are doing what God says to do, does not obviate trials and famine. In the middle of famine (whilst in the will of God) do like Isaac so you prevent yourself from heartache;
AND THERE was a famine in the land, other than the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines. And the Lord appeared to him and said, Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I will tell you. Dwell temporarily in this land, and I will be with you and will favor you with blessings; for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. Genesis 26:1-3
And vs 12 says,
Then Isaac sowed seed in that land and received in the same year a hundred times as much as he had planted, and the Lord favored him with blessings.)
In obeying God's instructions, if there is hardship or famine, listen for the next instruction and do it. Don't set off for Egypt! He is big enough to take care of you. The famine never takes him by surprise. Just trust Him because everything, (including the famine) is factored into the promise.
Selah!
It's ridiculous to think that God will bless the church with wealth the way he blessed Abraham. The New Testament never speaks of wealth as a reward for believers. Instead, our blessings are spiritual in nature.
(Ephesians 1:3-14 NIV) Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. {4} For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love {5} he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-- {6} to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. {7} In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace {8} that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. {9} And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, {10} to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment--to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ. {11} In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, {12} in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. {13} And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, {14} who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession--to the praise of his glory.
And if Abraham's blessing is also for the church then why is the church in the third world so poor?
I dont join theological issues with you, having known your occupation for the past few years. I am responding for the first time. Your cut and paste long bible passage I quite understood however, I live by my own understanding of it by the holy spirit. I wish to inform you here that we explain scripures with scriptures. You dont form a doctrine using one passage of the scripture. This leads to error.
Abraham blessing is about the prosperity of Abraham. Jesus Christ is an offspring of Abraham and as he is so are we through him who had begotten us. Abraham's bessings are for the Church by extention through Jesus Christ.
In as much as I deem it an insult regarding some peoples in certain parts of the globe as 3rd class humans, I put it to you that you are a racist. The people you call 3rd class are so rich in everything wealth, but you who call them 3rd class people are the theives, scavengers, who came to their inheritance to subjugate and impoverish them and turn around to call them derogatory names. God is not man you know.
By your last question, you want me to believe that the peoples you called 3rd world are not the children of Abraham because they are poor and YOU are rich. This is the errornous messages you are dishing out to Africa. You Europian Christians so called are part of the problems and impoverishment of Africa. You came to Africa with bible and with gun hidden in your undercoat. You introduced divide and rule in our system and stole and still steal our common wealth. May I inform you that I am an African Jew. Regarding as one from 3rd class world is a Hate speach and I cant take it Thanks for coming to my comment section.