“And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.” – Galatians 3:29
The moment you put your faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, you were grafted into God’s family, adopted as His beloved child. You were also grafted into Abraham’s family. This is the family through which God brought redemption to a fallen world. That’s your family! You are part of the great promise God made to Abraham thousands of years ago in Genesis 12:1-3, “…And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Faith in Jesus makes you part of that “great nation” as you participate in this promise, not by blood or marriage but by faith. In Christ, you’re blessed in this way, no matter where you or your ancestors came from. In Christ, you’re also part of God’s ongoing blessing of the nations of the earth! As Abraham’s offspring and Christ’s redeemed follower, you are part of God’s missionary work to bless all the families, tribes, and peoples of the earth. You have received God’s blessing, now you should eagerly become part of spreading that blessing to all the people groups of the earth.
There are still thousands of people groups throughout the world that have not received the blessing of hearing the Gospel, believing in Jesus, and becoming offspring of Abraham. How can you be part of the spread of God’s Kingdom and the growth of Abraham’s family? By learning more about the mission work going on in the world. By praying for it. By supporting it financially. By educating others about it. By encouraging those participating in it. By assisting those going out into God’s harvest fields. By going out on mission yourself, whether in your neighborhood or to the uttermost ends of the earth. You are blessed to be a blessing! That’s the promise of Abraham, his legacy to you in Christ Jesus. #FollowJesus and join His work of blessing all families on the earth.