- All Families Blessed
Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
God promises to bless those who bless Abraham. “Abraham” in this promise signifies the Church of believers, all those who have the faith of Abraham. Those who believe in Jesus have Abraham as their father. He is our father in the true faith, and, like Abraham, our faith is counted as righteousness. The promise says that those who bless us will be blessed.
God will bless those people who do good things for us and say good things to us. Jesus is in us. We are “the least of these my brethren,” If the people of the world only knew of this promise all believers would be treated kindly. Even we believers ourselves would treat other believers kindly, for then we would be blessed. One thing we can do to receive blessings from God is to treat bothers and sisters in Christ kindly. Of course, the true believer treats all people kindly, but Galatians 6:10 says, “let us do good to everyone especially to those who are of the household of faith” Contrariwise, God will curse those who curse His children. This blessing and cursing of God’s people actually does work out in the Bible stories. We need to believe it also works out in our regular lives as well. It is as if God were saying, “This one is my child, my own special person; treat him/her nicely. I will bless you or curse you according to your treatment of him/her.”
God promises to bless all families of the earth in Abraham, that is, those who believe God and His promises. The words “in thee” means that in the Seed of Abraham, who is the Messiah Jesus, all families will find blessing. Jesus brings blessing to everyone; He died for all; God so loved the world. All families of earth will be blessed in Christ, by faith in Christ. The blessing is in the Promise to Abraham: the Seed, Jesus, is the promise; Jesus is the blessing. The Lord is saying that not only is Abraham’s descendants and family blessed, but all families of the earth will be blessed in Christ. Yes, God chose the Jews to bring the Savior to all the earth, but also God chose your family to be blessed.