Abraham, revered as the Father of Faith, holds a pivotal role in the history of the New Covenant despite living centuries before its establishment in Christ.

When the Lord asked Abraham to let go of the most important promise He had ever given to him, Abraham obeyed and was ready to go all the way with it.  But the Lord stopped him at the very last second and then declared another promise to Abraham, a promise of which we are all partakers.

Genesis 22:16 .. “By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son— 17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

Notice what it says here, “In your seed,” singular, not plural.  This is speaking of Jesus, in whom we have been made alive and hidden.  Notice also what it says will happen through this seed.  The nations of the earth shall be blessed!  Not cursed!

Believers in Jesus are blessed! You don’t have to take my word for it; you can read it for yourselves.

Galatians 3:7 Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.” 9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.

True sons of Abraham are those who are of faith in Jesus!  The promise accompanying this is a promise of blessing.  Abraham is a picture of a life of blessing.  God was with him and called Abraham His friend.

A close relationship with God is the greatest blessing there is.  Being made one with God just as Jesus was and is one with God is a great blessing!  It accords with the prayer of Jesus in John 17.

John 17:20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

Jesus has shared His glory with us. What glory? The glory of an unbroken, unfettered, and deep relationship with the Father!  Being made one with Him through Christ!

We are now hidden in God with Christ. We get to live every day in His favor, and we expect to be blessed as we go through this life.  We are His beloved because we are in the beloved Son.  It is our position in Christ that affords us this great honor and glory!   It is not based on what we have done or will do.  It is based on who we have been placed in.  It is our identity in Christ that gifts us with such privilege and blessing.  This is why it says, “If God be for us, who can be against us?”

There is no greater honor and no greater glory than knowing Jesus and being known by Him.  I live in the blessing promised to Abraham because the Seed promised is my Lord and Savior!