Rick Snodgrass Genesis 12:1-3
The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
Don’t deal yourself out of the deck because of your spiritual pedigree. Four aspects of seeking God:
Genesis 12:1 Go
Four aspects of seeking God: 1. The personal
Genesis 12:1 from your country, your people and your father’s household
Four aspects of seeking God: 1. The personal 2. The sacrificial
Genesis 12:1 to the land
Four aspects of seeking God: 1. The personal 2. The sacrificial 3. The directional
Genesis 12:1 I will show you
Four aspects of seeking God: 1. The personal 2. The sacrificial 3. The directional 4. The continual
Genesis 12:1-3 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
Galatians 12:3:16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ.