Blessed Completely

 DEVOTION

THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES

BLESSED COMPLETELY

Acts 3:24-26

24 "Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have foretold these days. 25 And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, 'Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.'   26 When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways."

NIV

Although in the genetic sense we are not heirs of Abraham, as the Jews are, however, because we have been adopted into the family of God through faith in Jesus Christ, we are in one sense an heir of Abraham. When we consider what the most important aspect of Abraham was is that he believed God and his belief was counted to him as righteousness. This is our story because we believe in Jesus, it is through our faith in Jesus that we are counted as righteous, for He is our righteousness. Again, we can also be counted as being among the blessed because we are some of all the peoples on the earth. It is interesting the Greek word used, in the context of all peoples on earth will be blessed, has the meaning of, to confer a benefit. Because we have all the fulfillment of this promise to Abraham in the person of Jesus Christ, we can see that Jesus is the offspring spoken about and Jesus is the greatest benefit who could be conferred upon us. There is no other benefit that would or could give us, first, the forgiveness of our sins, and second, eternal life. In addition, we have all that Jesus brings into our lives through all his teachings, and by sending us the Holy Spirit to lead us into all the truth that is contained in the word of God. Secondly, there is another Greek word that is translated as bless, in this context of, Jesus will bless us by turning each of us from our wicked ways. This Greek word carries the meaning of giving a benediction upon, or speaking well of, or to prosper, which would be in the sense of a spiritual prospering, rather than a material one. In other words, because we are in Christ we are completely blessed in every possible way.