The Four [R’s]

Gen.22: ¹⁷ “That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; ¹⁸ And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed…”

There are four “R’s” to recovery. Number one, recognize. Recognize that there is a problem.  We have been asking God to open our eyes to see as we ought to see. God will bring things to your memory. Number two, repent. Number three, renounce. And number four, resist – then you will recover. Even if it was your grandfather that broke a covenant, you need to repent. Derek Prince puts it perfectly, “You are not guilty of your ancestors’ sins but you are affected by them.” So you repent on their behalf because of yourself. You cannot continue to claim right. So you recognize, repent, renounce and resist the devil. The word resist is present continuous. Every time the enemy tries to bring it up, you resist the devil and he will flee from you. And you will recover all.

The scripture has given us a clear path to recovery, clear path for justification – scriptural basis. Galatians 3: ¹³ But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing (including that of your forefathers). For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” ¹⁴ Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles (us) with the same blessing he promised to Abraham… [emphasis added, words in  parenthesis are my additions]

All those sweet things we have been reading about Abraham belong to us too. Jesus came to connect us to Abraham. So when people are bent on classing the Bible as New and Old Testament, I honestly think they do not understand God. In the Bible there is no New or Old Testament; the Jews will tell you that it is the Scriptures. It is the shadow of the things to come. When you see someone’s shadow, it means the person is close by.

Jesus died to reconnect us to the blessing of Abraham. Why didn’t He die to connect us to the blessing of Jesus? He connected us to the blessing of Abraham because God said to Abraham, “I swear by myself, in blessing I will bless you. In multiplying your seed, I will bless them that bless you; I will curse him that curses you” [Gen.22:15-17]. And it is for us too.

Prayer [song]: Our God of faithfulness without injustice, good and upright is He. Our God of faithfulness without injustice, good and upright is He. Good and upright is He… Amen