a call and response
3 July 2011“…and all peoples on earth shall be blessed through you.”
-Genesis 12:3
As I look at this promise by God to Abraham, I wonder and question. To be honest, I don’t know what this means for everyone. I don’t know if this is a promise end for everyone.
I don’t think this statement is a piece of proof that everyone has of passage through the gates. In fact, I don’t think this statement is for “all peoples on earth.” I believe that God will fulfill his promise, but the message is not for the rest of the people. It’s to Abraham. It is to those who have inherited Abraham’s promise. And it is to those who will inherit Abraham’s promise. Through us, sons and daughters of God, the rest of the Earth can receive His blessing.
My question now is: how do our actions reflect this call? Granted, God can work in us, no matter what action we convey. But how can we help glorify this call? I feel like this is more than just a promise. It is also a desire from God for us to reflect it—a desire for us to act accordingly to his promise.
If a friend promises to offer his labor in your fields, one does not tear up the crops, knowing that the friend will fix the fields anyways. Rather, one clears ways to make it easier for his/her friend to work. If this be for a friend, how much more for God? If a wife promises to make a hearty meal for her the two, the husband will not (at least, should not) eat or toss out all the ingredients, just because he knows that his wife made a promise. Rather, out of love, the husband will make sure that his wife has what she needs to make a heart-felt meal for the two. If this be for a spouse, how much more for God?
Should we not make way in our hearts for God’s promise to fully shine? A promise is more than a one-way deal. If established by loved ones, then a promise should involve two parties, the recipient making way and the giver following through.
So I ask again: how do our actions reflect this call? How do our actions make way for God to use us? How do my actions make way for God to work in me?
