God's Contract - Genesis 15

 

Genesis 15 – God’s Contract

 

After Abram received Lot, God appeared to him a fourth time.  He told Abram “I am your shield, and your great exceeding reward.”  In other words, God was telling him he did well by turning down the booty and now his relationship with God is his reward.

Abram did not need more riches, nor did he want them.  What he wanted was the son God had promised him.  God told him his offspring would be as numberless as the sands of the seashore and the stars in heaven. 

Abram actually had two seeds, his offspring- Israel and the church.  Paul told the Galatians that they were the sons of Abraham by Faith in Jesus Christ.  Galatians 3:29. 

Abram did not work for his righteousness, he just believed. God never saves us by our works or any other means except by Grace. If you ever get saved, and I hope you are, it will be because you believe God, accept Christ as your Savior, and believes that God provides salvation for you.  God will declare you righteous by simply accepting Christ and being baptized into His name. Therefore, those that are of faith are the children of Abraham.

God told Abraham to prepare a sacrifice.  In those days they made a contract by preparing a sacrifice.  They took the sacrifice and divided it and the men would walk through it. In this sacrifice, God will be walking through it since He is the one who is making the promise.  God put Abram into a deep sleep so that this could be done.  God’s contract with us was when His Son went to the Cross, and He died for our sins.  To believe God, is salvation. He is a gracious God and by His grace we will be saved.