Your Choice

"And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, 'I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your descendants. Your descendants will also be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'" -Genesis 28.13-14

This is now the third generation of the covenant. God is again introducing Himself as the God of his father Abraham and of Isaac. He again makes the promise, I will give you the land, and your descendants will be like that dust of the earth. Through you and your descendants all the families of the earth will be blessed. Jacob received his father's blessing, but now God is making the covenant with him personally.

Men, no matter who we come from, we must make a decision ourselves. Our parents and grandparents may have faithfully followed God, but that doesn't make a decision for us. God may have blessed them abundantly, but that does not mean we just automatically inherit the same blessings. We must make a choice for ourselves. God will present Himself to us, and the choice is up to us about what we do.

What is your choice? Maybe you come from a solid Christ centered heritage. Will you continue in it? Will you continue to see God work as you build the legacy of your family? Maybe you come from the opposite. Your family name is full of shame and dishonor, and maybe no one knows it but you. The things of God could not have been farther from the focus of your ancestors. Will you continue in that or break it? Abraham came out of a pagan nation and became a blessing to every family of the earth. He broke the cycle when God appeared to him. Will you? What is your choice?

"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

To God alone be the Glory!

Strength and Honor