Our key verse today exclaims that "God is with Abraham in all that he does" (Genesis 21:22.) What did that look like?

• COVENANT RELATIONSHIP
  • God chooses Abraham to be His man. — vs. 12:2-3
• DIVINE GUIDANCE
  • God leads Abraham to the place He has for him. — vs. 12:1
• TESTING/REFINEMENT
  • God builds Abraham's faith over time. — vs. 22:1
• PROVISION
  • God gives Abraham land and a son. — vs. 21:2; 23:17-18
• PROTECTION
  • God protected Abraham in war, in Egypt, from Sodom, and in Canaan. — vs. 12; 14; 18; 20
• COMMUNICATION
  • God revealed His will to to Abraham making him a prophet. — vs. 18:17-19; 20:7
• ASSURANCE
  • God repeated His promises multiple times to Abraham. — vs. 12; 15; 17
• BLESSING/FAVOR
  • God gave Abraham favor and material wealth in Egypt and Canaan. — vs. 12; 20

In Christ, we are Abraham's children and have his blessing on our lives (Galatians 3:29.) Not only will God be with us the way He was with Abraham... but we have "every spiritual blessing" given to us (Ephesians 1:3.)
Ephesians 1 continues to explain these blessings as being:

• Chosen by God — vs. 4
• Adopted children of God — vs. 5
• Redeemed (freedom from sin's power and penalty — vs. 7
• Grace lavished upon us — vs. 7-8
• Revelation or God's mind given to us — vs. 9
• Inheritance — vs. 11
• Purpose or God's will for our lives — vs. 11
• Protection or God's sealing power — vs. 13
• Hope — vs. 14

After understanding our agreement with Abraham and the blessings that belong to us in Christ there are two final reflection questions we must ask ourselves...

• What are we afraid of?
• What can we not do in the Name of our Lord Jesus?

Let us join all those that came before us in Christ and lift up Jesus high among our peers!

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