Tuesday | 08 September 2026
Identifying the first dimension of faith that was demonstrated in the pilgrimage of Abraham, Paul wrote, ‘By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.’ Heb 11:8. Abraham received this dimension of faith in the call to depart from Ur of the Chaldeans, from his family and from his father’s house, to enter a land that the Lord would show to him. Gen 12:1.
The Lord promised to bless Abram, saying to him, ‘I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ Gen 12:2-3. Abraham obtained this blessing, by signification, on Mount Moriah, marking the final step of his appropriation of the faith of the Son of God.
Paul described the blessing that was promised to Abraham as ‘the blessing of Abraham’. It was made available to every person through the cross of Christ. Paul explained this point, writing, ‘Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles [those who are uncircumcised] in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith’. Gal 3:13-14.
The apostle John identified the blessing of Abraham as ‘the right to become a son of God’; that is, a son of man who was born again of the Spirit. Joh 3:5. To this end, he said, ‘But as many as received Him [Jesus, the Son of God], to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.’ Joh 1:12-13.
Further Study:
Galatians 3
References:
Heb 11:8
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
Gen 12:1-3
Now the LORD had said to Abram: ‘Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’
Gal 3:13-14
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Joh 3:5
Jesus answered, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.’
Joh 1:12-13
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.