Far Above What We Ask or Think

Imagine that you are there with Abraham when God told him that in him all the kindreds of the earth would be blessed. Really? Sure, it’s easy to believe this word now. You’ve had the privilege of being born a few thousand years after the promise was made. You’ve seen what God did to Egypt and to Og the king of Bashan’s land. You’ve seen David’s conquests and the Messiah Himself come to die for all nations. You’ve seen Pentecost and the march of the kingdom of God around the globe. So, easy for you to say, “Yes, and amen now.” But, what about back then when Abraham was nothing and his wife was long past childbearing years. Really, ‘all kindreds of the earth’ blessed in him?

Imagine him letting out this covenant promise to one of the inhabitants of Canaan only to hear the prideful chuckle and reply, “Hey, Abraham, it might be good for you to own a quarter acre of land here before you give into to any aspirations about changing all the nations of the earth.” The covenant promise is so heavy and unfathomable that God gave Abraham a sign so that he would remember and believe.

So it is with us today. This table is God’s sign of the new covenant. In it, He feeds you that you might live for Him. In it, Christ says, this is my body which has come down from heaven to give life to the world. The whole world? Yes, the whole world. Your children? Yes, your children? To how many generations? To a thousand generations. As you come to partake of this sacrament, trust Him for all of His promises. He is able to do far above all that we ask or think. So come in faith and welcome to Jesus Christ.

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