Last Sunday was exactly twenty five years since the Lord told me that a day would come when I would build Him a house of great magnificence, and fame and splendor in the sight of all nations (1 Chronicles 22:5). After that house began to be built in 2014, God confirmed to us in various ways that we shall not only be a blessing to the nations, but that we shall also become a great multitude. Six years ago, He swore that this would by all means happen.
That oath came by Genesis chapter 22. In that passage, when Abraham figuratively speaking offered unto God "your only son Isaac, whom you love" (Genesis 22:2), God made an oath to him that he would indeed be multiplied, and that "In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed" (Genesis 22:18). When as a church we also obeyed God and offered unto Him our best - worship, "He swore by Himself, saying, 'Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you'” (Hebrews 6:13-14), and you shall be a blessing to the nations (Genesis 22:18). And just as with Abraham, God made this oath to us so that "we might have strong consolation" (Hebrews 6:18), that we shall without fail become a large multitude of people, and nations shall be blessed through us.
"This hope we have as an anchor of the soul" (Hebrews 6:19). Therefore, "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful" (Hebrews 10:23).
God bless you.