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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Seed and the Nations of the Saved, #6
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis 12:2,3)
Such is the Divine blessing abiding on Abraham and on every member of the Seed of Abraham. He who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than any person who is not part of Christ, of the Divine Seed. The feeble member of the Seed will be as David (Zechariah 12:8).
To be called to be a saint is a full-time calling. Many are called but few show the single-mindedness toward Christ that is necessary if we are to pass into the ranks of the chosen. The chosen are tested repeatedly, as was Abraham, until they have been proven beyond doubt to be faithful to Christ unto death. They love not their lives to the death. These make up the firstfruits of the Church. They are a firstfruits to God and the Lamb and for eternity they will follow the Lamb wherever He goes.
From the refined Seed will flow the fullness of the Glory of God until the knowledge of the Glory of the Lord covers the earth as the waters cover the sea. The sons of God will minister judgment and deliverance to the creation.
We hear believers speak of the overcoming life as though we have a choice whether to live victoriously in Jesus or whether to drag along in unconfessed sin. It is important for each Christian to understand that none of us is judged in terms of the callings and gifts of any other individual or group of individuals. The callings of God are totally unique, totally individual.
The person who has been called, as was Abraham, to forsake home and kindred and invited to become part of the Divine Seed, will not be judged on the same basis as members of the nations of the saved. He cannot say to himself, "I do not feel like rising to meet the demands God is placing on me. I will be content with just being saved from wrath."
He cannot change the call on his life. Either he obeys God or he disobeys God. Whoever disobeys God is committing willful sin and will be judged severely. He is guilty of stubbornness and disobedience.
To whom much is given, of him will much be required. To whom little is given, of him will little be required.
Lot was not called upon to offer his only son (or daughter) to God as a burnt offering. Lot was not judged on the basis of Abraham's calling; neither was Abraham judged on the basis of Lot's calling.
The saints are required to present their bodies a living sacrifice to the Lord. The nations of the saved are required to assist and comfort the Lord's brothers. God will bless those who bless the Seed of Abraham.
There were many liars and thieves in Israel in the days of the Apostles. But Ananias and Sapphira were struck dead by the Spirit of God because of the unique expectations associated with their lives.
To be continued.