Introduction: Do you want to be Blessed? Start praying for Israel….the peace of Jerusalem…bless the seed of Abraham.

1. How to get Blessed! (Gen 12:1-3)

“Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”

While we are not the physical seed of Abraham, we are the spiritual seed. Paul writes, (Gal 3:26-29)

“26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”

The word “heir” is κληρονόμος, an heir, an inheritor. Remember. Abraham was justified by faith because he believed God. Again turn to the book of Romans.

(Rom 4:3) “3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.”

Today, we are justified by faith, and thru the blood of  Jesus Christ. (Rom 5:1, 9)

2. Why did God choose Israel?

God chose Israel/Abraham to bless the world. Why? Not because their sake, but instead for His name sake.

Read Ezekiel 36:22f

“Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. 23And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. 24For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. 25Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. 28And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.”

The bottom line: God chooses who He uses. And He can refuse to use whom He chooses. 

Conclusion: We can stay BLESSED all year long by being a blessing to God’s chosen people. Let’s hope and pray America remembers this truth!