Text: Genesis 26:1-14
Our text shows the challenges, the forerunner of Abraham’s heritage, Isaac had in his life. There was famine in the land, Gerar .He using his five senses sought for ways out-leave Gerar to Egypt. Gerar means land of meditation, typifying Zion where we meditate on our blessings and depend on the leadership and direction of the Holy Spirit, while Egypt typifies the World when we apply our five senses based on worldly precepts to reach our goals. He thought by turning to the world and through self effort, he could get out of the famine applying his five senses or that his challenges were as a result of his location or other externalities and influences. The loving Almighty Father, knowing that what he lacked was the knowledge of who he is, and the knowledge of his inheritance from I AM in Abraham, checked him and redirected his focus, attention and consciousness appropriately to the oath which, He, God had sworn to his father Abraham to bless him and his seed after him, and that they will possess the gate of their enemies. With the new consciousness, attention, direction, perspective engrafted in his heart, mind, spirit and soul by the Holy Spirit through meditation as foundation any seed sown yielded hundred fold from God. (Genesis 26:12). Before this understanding came any seed he sowed yielded nothing because there was no foundation or good soil in the heart, mind, spirit and soul to sow the seed on, and the Holy Spirit was not involved, and therefore there was no harvest. All he needed was to commence his outreach of seed sowing for a better life by understanding his inheritance from God through meditation on the Word of God concerning Abraham his father‘s obedience to God the Father and the oath sworn to his father(Genesis 26:3-6). So Isaac connected to his inheritance by obeying God’s instructions to remain in Gerar in Philistines,; meditating on the Word of God and then sowing the seed continually for one year and became very great and was sought after by Kings and other great men because they understood God the Creator of heaven and earth hath blessed him greatly and was with him.
We harvest the blessings from our seed sown by understanding our connection to the Abraham’s heritage through our redemption in Christ, and then do what Isaac did to harvest his blessings.So how do the Gentile believer connect to Abraham’s blessing today? BY FAITH(Galatians 3:9,13-14, 29, 4:28)
Jesus purchased the redemption of the Gentile believer by becoming a curse for us by hanging on a tree to qualify us for the blessing sworn to Abraham on oath by God and giving us the Holy Spirit, the administrator and executor of the inherited blessings of Abraham. Jesus is the Seed of Abraham and the inheritor of Abraham’s blessings (Galatians 3:16,29). Once we receive Christ and become his followers and genuine members of his body, hating evil and departing from evil(iniquities) which He (Christ) came to take away through the shedding of His blood)(Acts 3:26, Matthew 1:21, John 1;29) we become the manifest seed of Abraham, and joint heirs with Christ to Abraham’s blessings and joint heirs of the world.(Romans 4:13).
Now as Isaac is, so we are,(Galatians 4:28) we should then do what Isaac did. What did Isaac do?
a)He meditated on the word of Oath sworn to his father Abraham-his Abraham's inherited blessings and internalized it in his soul, mind, heart and spirit. Therefore he does not need to struggle or seek for blessings in the world (Egypt) but rather to listen to instructions of the Holy Spirit.It is the blessing sworn to Abraham by God through Christ that maketh the believer rich and adds no sorrow(proverbs 10:22)and as the believer seeks the kingdom , the fruit of the blessing include power,riches, honor,strength, wisdom, glory and blessing begin to manifest to be seen by the world and we become blessings to the world.(Revelation 5:12)
b.Put God in remembrance of His promises through heartfelt prayers that makes tremendous power of God available to withstand opposition and make your seed fruitful(James 5:16).Remember Isaac intreated God for his wife Rebecca to be fruitful(Genesis 25:21).Promises and prophecies are made to producethrough warfare(1 Timothy 1:18-19,1 Corinthians 16:9)
c.Sow your seed continuously and keep the dynamics flowing.Let every need provoke in you the need to sow a seed. be more seed conscious than need conscious.(Galatians 6:7-9)
d.Praise and give thanks to God continuously for his mercy and grace of making you a partaker of Abraham's covenant blessings through redemption in Christ, and also for honoring his word of multiplying your seed sown.(Matthew 19:29). Let the earth praise and the earth will yield her increase(Psalm 67:5-7).The environment for multiplication, restoration and increase are created through heartfelt praise.(Hebrews 13:15, Psalm 16:11) or else the tree and branches will wither away (Joel 1:12), because of lack of joy,God forbid.
