Isaiah 51:1-3
(1)Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
(2) Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
(3) For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
God is saying that He will bless you just the same way that He blessed Abraham. So He says to look unto Abraham your father. Abraham is known as the father of faith in scripture. So he is our spiritual Father. And God says to look at him. "See what I did in His life. See how I blessed Him; I’m going to do same for you."
“Look unto Abraham your father…for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.”
It continues in verse three (3) by saying:
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD…
Zion in scripture refers to the church of the living God and the redeemed. That’s talking about you and I who are saved in Christ. We’re the church. We’re Zion (See Hebrews 12:22-24). So by inference, God is saying “as I did for Abraham so will I do for you, the church. I will comfort you like I comforted Abraham. I will bless you like I blessed Abraham.” Furthermore, everyone that is redeemed in Christ is an heir of the blessings of Abraham. In Galatians 3:29, the Word says:
And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
New birth has made you and I the seed of Abraham and as such heirs of Abraham’s blessing. So question is how was Abraham blessed? In Genesis 13:2, it says:
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
Abraham was very rich. So expect that God will so bless you with possessions that you’ll be very rich. Also, it said in Genesis 24:1
And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
So how was Abraham blessed? He was very rich and he was blessed in all things. Abraham was blessed in every way you can think of. Blessed maritally, blessed with children, blessed intellectually, blessed spiritually, blessed materially/financially, blessed emotionally, blessed socially, blessed physically health-wise and blessed with long life (he lived to 175years - see Genesis 25:7). All these dimensions of blessings and more are your heritage as an heir of Abraham. So get excited; having giving your life to Christ, you have signed up for a life of blessing and it’s time for you to be blessed.
Now, as we conclude, let’s consider a few more details of this blessing from our beginning text (Isaiah 51). In verse 3 it says:
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD…
When the blessing comes, your wilderness situation will become like the garden of Eden. Eden is a picture of affluence and a life of ease (See Genesis 2:8-15). In it, Adam had all things at his disposal. He did not struggle for anything. He had every need met, every provision in abundant supply. That means God is turning your situation around to look like the garden of Eden. You’re entering into your season of ease, your season of surplus, and your season of rest from all struggles. Receive this blessing and walk in it. Congratualtions!
Meanwhile, to become an heir of Abraham you must surrender your life to Christ. Scripture says:
And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Galatians 3:29)
Therefore, If you want to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, Please say this simple prayer:
I believe that Jesus is the Son of God and He shed His precious blood for my sins. Today, I confess Him as Lord and Saviour. Thank you Lord Jesus for saving me!
Amen.
Congratulations! if you said that prayer. The Word of God says you are now a new creature and old things are passed away. All things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). In other-words, God will never call your past life (sins/faults) to remembrance. They are totally forgiven and forgotten. Check this:
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. (Isaiah 43:25)
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more (Hebrews 8:12)
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Remain ever blessed.
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