168. Blessed Seed
Isaiah 61:9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which he Lord hath blessed.
Jesus the Messiah is the seed, which the Lord has blessed. He is the Seed of the woman promised to Adam and Eve, who would crush the head of the serpent, the devil. He is the Seed of Abraham, through whom blessing would come to the nations. All people who believe in this promised Savior are the seed, who are saved and blessed by faith in the promised Seed. Believers identify with the Christ by faith, and they are the seed. The promise is for us: The Lord has blessed us.
The seed that is known among the Gentiles and who are known by all are the people of God are all believers. The seed are both Jews and Gentiles who are made one people through faith in Christ, the Offspring of the Promise. The believers are blessed beyond measure, and once blessed by the Lord they are blessed forever. Ephesians 1:3: “God…has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.” The spiritual blessings, which we do not see, result in earthly and temporal blessings, which we do see. We may or may not be blessed with material things, for sometimes material things turn out not to be blessings at all.
We, as the meek, “inherit the earth.” Believers actually enjoy the earthly blessings of the earth because they have peace and joy in the heart, and they receive the daily bread that God provides with thanksgiving. The unbelieving, sinful, nature of forgiven believers does not actually see, appreciate or even enjoy the earthly blessings provided by a gracious Creator. But the renewed, spiritual believing person is blessed spiritually in countless ways, love, peace, joy, etc. This man enjoys the earth. The God of peace equips us with everything good. This new man arises daily and lives in newness of life. It is this life that goes on and lives forever after we shake off this mortal coil. The promise: You are a seed; and seed is blessed.