Blessing

"What's more, the scriptures looked forward to this time when God would accept the Gentiles, too, on the basis of their faith.  God promised this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, 'All nations will be blessed through you.'  And so it is: All who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith."  Galatians 3:8-9

After dousing the fire out with cups of water, we all stood there looking at the van with the same question racing through our minds, "So ... now what?"  The options didn't feel like good ones as we stood on the side of the road with ten hours of driving ahead of us and our fully loaded vehicle still smoking.  After two phone calls, we found ourselves towed to a wonderfully kind family's garage with a highly trained mechanic friend of my family giving us the green light to head on home.  What an amazing blessing they all were to us!

In our scripture today, Paul is extremely excited about an eternal blessing that God said he would give through Abraham.  That blessing?  To be made right with God through faith in Abraham's descendant - Jesus.  "Through the work of Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, and we Christians received the promised Holy Spirit through faith."  Wow!  We can be right with God and his Spirit will live in us if we come to him through Jesus.  There is no greater blessing to be had!

I sure hope you know this blessing personally.  In addition, I believe that one of the reasons we're on this earth is to be a conduit of God's blessing into the lives of other people, beginning in our homes and then to all those we will come into contact with each day God gives us.  Everyone we meet has a need just like we do.  Everyone has a hurt, a frustration, and a point of discouragement just like we do.  Look for it.  Listen for it.  Let God lead you and empower you to bless them at their point of need.

Grace and Peace,

Tom
Location: Fall Creek Christian Church, 1102 West 700 South, Pendleton, IN 46064, USA

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