GOD BLESSED ABRAHAM BECAUSE OF OTHERS.

GOD BLESSED ABRAHAM BECAUSE OF OTHERS.
Scripture: Genesis 12:1-3, 22:15-18.
Topic: God Blessed Abraham Because of Others. 

"Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and THOU SHALT BE A BLESSING: and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."
Genesis 12:1-3

"And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And IN THY SEED SHALL ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED; because thou hast obeyed my voice."
Genesis 22:15-18

Abraham became a father of nations because of “others”. God blessed him so that he would be a blessing to  “others”. God said, “I will bless you so that all the nations of the world will be blessed because of you.”
There is no other reason why God blessed Abraham than for him to be a blessing to all the families of the earth. All the nations of the earth are to receive a blessing because of Abraham. Through Abraham, Jesus came to the world. Salvation has come to the whole world through Abraham. Abraham has indeed become a blessing to the entire world. The greatest blessing is for you to become a blessing. When you are so blessed that you can care for others, then you are truly blessed. If your salvation is just to make you and your family happy, then it is a very small blessing indeed!

You have been saved, healed and blessed so that you can go out and be a blessing to others. The church is sick and powerless against sin, diseases and many curses. Why is this? The church has failed to do what it is supposed to do. It has failed to be a blessing to the many waiting and lost souls. We were blessed so that we would become a blessing to “others”. If you have failed to become the blessing that God has raised you up to be, then you have completely misused and misunderstood the reason for the blessing.

It is a wonder to see how Christians pile up blessings, seeking more and more of the same things. We seek more cars than we could ever drive. We seek more money than we could ever spend. We seek more earthly things than we could ever use. What are we going to do with everything that we have? We should seek His kingdom and seek to help the souls that are lost, dying and hopeless! By doing His great work, we will see His mighty salvation and multiplied blessings in our lives. Do not seek more blessings! Seek to help “others”! Seek to do something for the hopeless, distant and forgotten ones. That is the reason for blessings. 

God blessed Abraham for one reason. Abraham was God’s channel for releasing blessings on this
earth. Can you imagine if Abraham had misunderstood God’s reason for blessing him? What would
have happened to the rest of us? God always has a reason for blessing people. When God gave the vision of the book of Revelation to John, it was because of the seven churches. It was not for John to enrich himself or to make himself famous. The reason for the blessing is always clear. Jesus said to John, “I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.”

What was the reason for God giving the Revelation to John? “Others!” What is the reason for God blessing you and keeping you alive?  “Others!” What is the reason for God loving you so much? “Others!” What was the reason for God blessing Abraham? “Others!”

"Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: That THE BLESSING OF ABRAHAM might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith."
Galatians 3:13-14

You are about to inherit Abraham’s blessings! Why would God want to bless you with Abraham’s blessings? The answer is very simple. “Others!” You will be blessed mightily so that you can become a blessing to “Others!”  It is time to stop misunderstanding the reason for the mighty blessings of God in our lives. The mighty blessings are because of “others”. We are saved so that we can help to save the world. We are healed so that we can help to heal the world! We are set free so that we can go out and set the masses free! We have prospered financially so that “others” will have some of that money! We have a home so that “others” can have somewhere to stay! Walk in the proper understanding of the blessings you receive.

 The blessing of Abraham will come to you so that you can become a blessing to “others”! 

Credits: Excerpt from
Others,
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills.

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