Devotion:
Read Genesis 12:1-3.
God made a covenant with Abram telling him that he would found a great nation. Not only would this nation be blessed, but the other nations of the earth would be blessed also through Abram's descendants. God gave him one condition: Abram needed to obey God. He obeyed God, left his home, and even through great testing, he remained faithful to God. God's original design in creation was for us to experience prosperity, peace, and fulfillment, but that design was ruined when sin entered the world. Through Abram's family tree, Jesus Christ was born to save humanity. It is through Christ that we can have a personal relationship with God and receive all the blessings he has in store for us. Since God is the giver of all good gifts, we are the recipients of countless acts of favor and goodness, but the ultimate blessing that God has given is the new life and forgiveness that comes through faith in his Son, Jesus Christ. Like Abram, let's commit to a life of faithfulness and obedience.
Personal Worship Option:
Take time today to count your blessings and give God the thanks for all of his goodness. Meditate on the words to the hymn "Count Your Blessings."
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God has done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your many blessings, see what God has done.
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
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