Week 7: The Kingdom of Old
Ever feel too old, too young, too ordinary to be used by God? Meet Abraham. In Genesis 12, God calls this 75-year-old man with no children and no status to leave everything familiar, because God had a plan.
God promises to make Abraham into a great nation, to bless him, and through him, bless the entire world. But this wasn’t just about one man or one family. God was beginning a people who would reflect His heart, His justice, mercy, love, and live in a way that pointed others to Him.
And here’s the wild part: if you belong to Jesus, you’re part of that same promise. You carry that same calling to live in a way that reveals who God is and brings blessing wherever you go.
Abraham just said yes. And that yes changed everything.
Read Genesis 12:1-3 (ESV)
1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Reflection:
How could a life of purpose extend beyond just me?
What does it say about God that His promise was always meant to include the whole world?