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Genesis 12:2
"2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:"

This week we have returned to the book of Genesis, chapter twelve, to learn about GOD'S Covenant with Abraham. We don't talk about "Covenants" Today. We think of treaties, agreements, contracts but not "Covenants." Four THOUSAND years ago, when one nation conquered another the winner sets the terms of the "treaty" or covenant. People have to recognize that God is the winner in every situation. BUT! His Covenant is different! God has a rescue plan. He begins to share it at the very creation. From Genesis to Revelations is a record of God's Rescue Plan. It starts here in these verses with Abraham. Who is still know as "Abram." God tells him to "GO." Leave his homeland and head out to a place he does not know. 

We begin to hear GOD'S DECLARATIONS with the words; "I WILL." In today's verses; "And I WILL make of thee a great nation, and I WILL bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:" God provides. It's all God’s doing. You will be blessing. Abraham had NO IDEA what his role was in God's Rescue Plan would be. There is no way he could foresee his bloodline leads to Jesus. Abraham could not even know the many generations to come who would be faithful to GOD and pass their faith to the next generation. All the way to you and me, today, we are a spiritual descendants of Abraham. 
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