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What an Inheritance! by Gloria Copeland Throughout history, the Jewish people have been famous for their ability to prosper. No matter what the economic conditions are in the world, or how much the devil tries to oppress them, they always seem to rise to the top. Even when they’ve been forced to leave their homes and move to other countries, wherever they’ve gone, as a people, they’ve advanced and achieved financial success. Why is that? It’s because in the Jewish faith, children are taught very early that they’re the seed of Abraham. They’re taught from the Scriptures that he had a covenant of BLESSING with God and that, as his heirs, that BLESSING belongs to them. So, they grow up expecting to prosper. If we, as Christians, had grown up that way we’d have the same expectation. If we had been told from the time we were toddlers how THE BLESSING of God operated in the life of “Father Abraham,” and how it will operate the same way for us, we would be famous for prospering too! Most of us, though, weren’t raised in that kind of environment. We didn’t have THE BLESSING mindset instilled in us as children. So, if we’re going to have the same attitude toward prosperity that most devout Jewish people do, we have to play catch-up! We must get into the Word, find out more about our scriptural ancestors, and learn how to follow in their footsteps of faith. “But Gloria,” you might say, “I’m a born-again gentile living under the New Covenant. I don’t have any Jewish ancestors.” According to the New Testament you do! It says: • “If ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise” (Galatians 3:29). • “They which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham” (verse 7). • “Christ hath redeemed us…that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith” (verses 13-14). • “Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed…which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all” (Romans 4:16). It doesn’t matter what your natural ancestry is; through Jesus, your spiritual genealogy stretches all the way back to Abraham. You’re his descendant just as surely as if you had been born of his physical lineage. You’re also an heir of his covenant of BLESSING and, as such, you ought to have the same attitude toward prosperity he did. * * * * article continues on p. 28 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Points to Get You There: 1) One of the first ways THE BLESSING manifested in Abraham’s life was by making him financially wealthy. Genesis 13:2 2) No matter what your natural ancestry, as a born-again child of God, you’re a descendant of Abraham. Galatians 3:29 3) Therefore, the covenant of BLESSING God gave Abraham also belongs to you. Genesis 12:2 4) As Abraham’s seed and heir of his covenant you should expect THE BLESSING to make you wealthy too. Genesis 17:7 5) THE BLESSING of Abraham prospered Isaac even during famine, and in the hard places of life, it will do the same for you. Genesis 26:12 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BVOV : 27

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