Nothing Is Impossible With God - Part 117

It is written that Abraham had two sons. The first son by a bondmaid the other by a free woman Sarah. These two sons are an allegory representing two covenants. The covenant of the son born to the bondwoman is representative of the Law issued by Moses and it genders to a covenant of bondage. The second son, born of the free woman, is representative of a covenant of promise. God had promised to Abraham that in His seed ALL the nations of the earth would be blessed. If we tie this promise to a former promise spoken of God in the garden of Eden, that promise being, that the seed of a woman would bruise the Serpent (Satan’s head) then the message of God's salvation begins to unfold.

These two seeds of promise -- the redemptive plan of God to deliver His fallen creation from the curse of sin and death --  into which Adam and Eve through their own disobedience to God’s directive had brought themselves and all future generations into a creation prone to sin. The travels of the seeds of promise down through the generations are outlined in Matthew and Luke. We will review a synopsis of the details here. Sarah, Abraham's wife was barren. Sarah gave the bond woman named Hagar to Abraham. Hence, we have Ishmael, a child born not of love but by manipulations of men and women. At the same time, Sarah was also to bear a child as promised by God! How do we know this? Because nothing is impossible with God. What God promises, God is also more than able to perform. When Abraham reached 100 years of age and his natural reproductive organs ceased to function God resurrected His natural capabilities, and at the same time implanted into Abraham the before mentioned seed of promise. God also opened Sarah’s womb. Please note that the seed of promise to Eve in the Garden had travelled down through the ages and now that afore mentioned promised seed to Eve now lodged in Sarah.

Abraham and Sarah now bearing the promised seeds birthed a Son named Isaac. This son was born of Abraham's natural seed. The two seeds of promise passed into Isaac and lodged there awaiting a future period. This time is referred to in the scriptures as the fullness of times. It is here that we read of two generational paths -- one from Eve and now we are introduced into a second generational line from Abraham. So Isaac was born. However, Isaac was not the seed of Promise even though he carried the seeds within him. Abraham was blessed. Isaac was blessed. Jacob was blessed. They were all blessed simply because of the two seeds of promise lodged within them.

And so it is even today, that wherever the seed of promise dwells, that individual will be blessed of God!
When the fullness of time arrived, we were introduced to a young girl who was engaged to a man named Joseph. The two seeds of promise lodged within her. An angel declared to her that she is now pregnant. The Son child now in her womb resulting from the Spirit of God bringing the seeds together. Jesus, the promised seed, and the child of the Holy Spirit in whom all the nations of the earth will be blessed. God with us. A Saviour which is Christ the Lord Himself, as a Son, being clothed in sin prone flesh in the womb of His surrogate mother. Jesus said, Come to Me and I will give you Rest.