Day 2

I Will Bless You

from the Promises of God reading plan


Genesis 12:1-7, Galatians 3:15-29, Romans 4:13-25, Hebrews 11:8-16

BY She Reads Truth

As the story of the Bible opens, we encounter human failure at every turn. Adam and Eve invite sin and death into our world. Cain kills Abel, even after God warns him about the evil lurking in his heart. And there’s nearly everyone else—“every inclination of the human mind was nothing but evil all the time” (Genesis 6:5). Who could blame God if He had decided enough was enough? But in Genesis 12, God does something tremendously gracious: He chooses to befriend an elderly man from Mesopotamia and bless him beyond all imagination.

The promises God made to Abram, later renamed Abraham, seem too big for reality: descendants enough to replace the stars in the sky, with kings among their number; a name known far and wide; and a piece of real estate approximately the size of New Hampshire. These promises seem so removed from our everyday lives that we tend to leave them in the past, there among the tents and flocks of Abraham and Sarah. But the New Testament tells us that these promises are actually ours in Christ.

We are counted among the stars in the sky Abraham saw, heirs of the blessings bestowed upon the patriarch in response to his faith (Galatians 3:29). Abraham is our father by the way of the promise, just as he was Isaac’s (Romans 4:17). We are even “kings,” since we have been given a royal priesthood (Genesis 17:6; 1 Peter 2:9). And the land? That may be the best part. In Christ, that promise has been transformed, stretched out, and enlarged. It now encompasses the whole earth (Romans 4:13), including the city of New Jerusalem where we will one day live with God, just as Adam and Eve did so many years ago in Eden (Hebrews 11:16; Revelation 21:2–3). In God’s promises to Abraham, Christ has transformed our failures into blessings, not because we deserve it, but because He is just that good.

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158 thoughts on "I Will Bless You"

  1. Tomeka Jones says:

    I am blessed to bless others around me.

  2. Katelyn Bolin says:

    I just want to say that this was a blessing. Today I went to my local coffee shop. I was there waiting for my coffee and two little girls came up to me with these white flowers. The same ones that goes with this study today (found on Pinterest). It made my day that those girls gave me those flowers! I got my coffee, took the flowers home with me and went onto Pinterest just to scroll. I came across this post from you guys with the same flowers I received from the little girls at the coffee shop. I read the caption and the title was “I Will Bless You”. I was completely speechless. I knew that I was meant to read this and it was a sign from God. I know the Lord will answer my prayers and he will bless me. Thank you for everything you guys do and bless your business :)

  3. Lily Strange says:

    Thank you Lord for blessing me even when I feel unworthy of your love. May I always have a grateful heart and faithful spirit. Forgive me for when I fail and help me stay on fire for you and your kingdom. Amen.

  4. J Y says:

    Love “….because he is just that good”. Wow! What a great reminder.

  5. Susie Rhodes says:

    I love how God says over and over again “I will” when He makes a promise. The new thing I gleaned from today is that He will so that we will be a blessing. God fulfills His promises not only because of who He is, but also so that as believers we can make His name great being a blessing to others.

  6. Ashley Cesare says:

    God, thank you for your promises of blessings on me and your children. Thank you for your unending love and abundance of grace. I’ve fallen to sin many times, but truly believe the reason I am here, surviving, is because you call me “mine” and want to get closer to me. I pray this over 2022.

  7. Becca Perry says:

    ❤️❤️ YALL GOD IS SO FREAKIN GOOD

  8. Carla Borja says:

    ❤️❤️

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