Daily Devotions

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
 
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Day 86

Text: Genesis 17: 6-8

MEDITATION

Genesis 17:6-8

6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.
7 And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.
8 Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.”

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Elaboration of God’s covenant promises

a. Fruitfulness
God will bring about fruitfulness!
i. Nations would come forth.
ii. Kings would be among the descendants.
b. The Covenant of God with Abraham
i. It will be established with Abraham.
ii. It will also be established with his descendants.
iii. It will be an everlasting covenant.
iv. The LORD would be God to all the descendants.
c. God will give all the land of Canaan to Abraham and his descendants.
d. It will be their everlasting possession.
e. The LORD would be their God!

2. Special reasons for this elaboration

Three may be highlighted:

a. To confirm.
b. To comfort.
c. To challenge Abraham and his descendants to be faithful and grateful.

:创世记 17:6-8

沉思

《创世记 17:6-8》
6 我必使你的后裔极其繁多,国度从你而立,君王从你而出。
7 我要与你并你世世代代的后裔坚立我的约,做永远的约,是要做你和你后裔的神。

8 我要将你现在寄居的地,就是迦南全地,赐给你和你的后裔永远为业,我也必做他们的神。”

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 阐述上帝立约的应许

a. 富有成果
上帝会带来丰富的成果!
i. 国家会从他而立
ii. 后裔当中将会有国王
b. 上帝与亚伯拉罕所立的约
i. 将与亚伯拉罕坚立
ii. 它也将与他的后裔坚立
iii. 这将是永远的约
iv. 上帝将是所有后裔的神
c. 上帝会将迦南全地赐予亚伯拉罕和他的后裔
d. 这是赐给他们永远为业
e. 上帝必做他们的神!

2. 阐述的特殊原因

能提出三个原因:

a. 来确认
b. 来安慰
c. 来挑战亚伯拉罕及其他的后裔要忠实和感恩