Abram was promised a multitude of
descendants by God, despite the fact that he seemingly cannot have
children. Yet God told him that all things are possible. Not only
will he have a son, he will have so many descendants that it will
be difficult to count them.
"Then the Lord brought Abram
outside beneath the night sky and told him, "Look up into the
heavens and count the stars if you can. Your descendants will be
like that, too many to count!" Genesis 15:5
And in Genesis 22:17 God reaffirmed
His promise to Abram and told him again that his descendants would
be too many to count.
"I will bless you richly. I
will multiply your descendants into countless millions, like the
stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore."
God is faithful and He kept His
promise. From Abraham's son, Isaac, came Jacob and Esau and from
Jacob, came the twelve patriarchs of the Jewish tribes. The Jews
multiplied and we know today that they indeed became countless
millions just as God promised.
But today I would like to share
something with you that God placed on my heart. Abraham's physical
descendants are the Jewish people as we all know. They are from his
physical seed; therefore they are like the sand on the
seashore.
We as Christians on the other hand
are not physical descendants of Abraham. But Romans 4:11 tells us
that we are descendants of Abraham, if we believe:
"So Abraham is the spiritual
father of those who have faith but have not been circumcised. They
are made right with God by faith."
Galatians 3:16 also tells us that
God's promises to Abraham was made to Abraham and his Child
(singular), meaning Jesus Christ. And as we all know, we are the
Body of Christ on earth, therefore all of God's promises to Abraham
was made to us as well. We are therefore spiritual descendants of
Abraham. We are in a spiritual sense the stars in the sky, too many
to count. The Jews are like the sand on the seashore and we are
like the stars in the sky.
What does all of this mean to you
and me? Well, it means that we are like the stars in the sky. We
need to shine our light for all to see. Despite the darkness all
around us, we should not be intimidated, but we should be like the
stars, shining no matter what. We are also children of the Most
High God and therefore we are far above all of life's problems. We
should look down on earth and see life through heaven's eyes. We
shouldn't participate in the huddle and muddle of this life, as we
are not part of it. We should bring hope to the world so that when
they look at us they should marvel at our beauty. Our faces should
shine like Moses' and Stephen's. We should know that as stars our
prayers are way up high and that our prayers reach the Most High
Place in heaven, where our Father is more than willing to
listen.
Don't despair; don't walk around
with the demeanour of a slave trapped in a world of misery. No,
lift your head up high, and shine like the star you were created to
be. Enjoy your life as a star of God. May His light and His favour
shine on you and be with you all.
Thank you dear Father that You see
us as the stars in the sky. Thank you that we have the ability to
life above life's troubles. Thank you for the opportunity to shine
Your love out to all. Please give us the strength to do just that.
We love you Father. In Jesus' Name. Amen