Issue #767~May 1, 2023
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God Made the Promise

“For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,"
Hebrews 6:13

"saying, 'Blessing, I will bless you, and multiplying, I will multiply you.' "
Hebrews 6:14

verse 13: "For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,"

The Bible Knowledge Commentary says of these next verses, we are finding a model to imitate Abraham.

The covenant here rests upon the unconditional promises of God. Salvation does too, so you don't undo it. It is an eternal, unconditional transaction. In Genesis 15, where God institutes the covenant with Abram, He puts Abram out of the way. As a smoking lamp of furnace, He alone passes between the pieces of the sacrifice, obligating Himself unconditionally to carry out the promises made to him.

God the Father's greater Son went up Calvary's hill alone and there by His death procured the sacrifice to satisfy the justice of God by His death on Calvary's cross.

verse 14: "saying, 'Blessing, I will bless you, and multiplying, I will multiply you.'"

Yes, this covenant rests upon the unconditional promises of God. The marvelous thing is that our eternal salvation does too! This is something you just cannot undo. It is an eternal, unconditional transaction.

(From “A Great While Before Day: Issue 2, part 2” by Don Anderson)

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Praises & Prayer Requests

1.  Pray: ...yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief, but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what He had promised, He was able also to perform.
Romans 4:20, 21 (NASB)
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2.  Praise: Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness. Genesis 15:6 (NIV)
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3.  Pray: ...in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Galatians 3:14 (NASB)
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4.  Praise: Jesus is our great High Priest.
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My heart is welling up with song. Let's sing a couple of verses of "Because He Lives":
God sent His Son they called Him Jesus;
He came to love, heal and forgive.
He lived and died to buy my pardon;
An empty grave is there to prove
my Savior lives.

And then one day I'll cross the river;
I'll fight life's final war with pain.
And then, as death gives way to vict'ry,
I'll see the lights of glory
and I'll know He reigns.

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow;
Because He lives, all fear is gone.
Because I know He holds the future,
and life is worth the living just
because He lives.

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) 

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