I am the God of your ancestors ' the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'(Exodus 3:6)WHEN God knew that He had caught Moses' attention through the strange fire in the bush, He then introduced himself. He told Moses that He was (is) the God of his ancestors ' the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.Great! God will not introduce or show you His glory until you have given Him your attention. This is basic. And most times, He uses circumstances, miracles, healings, deliverances, signs and wonders, and even unpleasant situations to attract our attention. We must always be vigilant to know when God is speaking to us through situations and events. This year, prepare to experience Him in a way that you have never. He will surely introduce Himself to you.Now, why did He need to tell Moses that He was (is) the God of those three Hebrew Patriarchs' Sure, He wanted to show that He is the God that keeps relationships, covenants and promises. He had had a very robust relationship with these men in the past. And throughout that period He kept promising to make a great nation of them. He also told them that their children shall be blessed, innumerable, prosperous, mighty and powerful, and shall be called the people of God, for He shall always favour and be with them. And He sealed these great promises with series of covenants. Wow! God of commitment!God had told Abraham from the beginning of their relationship that he should leave his country, relatives, and father's house to where He would direct him, promising also to make him the father of a great nation. Then later, after performing a sacrifice as directed, He told him, 'You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, and they will be oppressed as slaves for 400 years. But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth' So the LORD made a covenant with Abram that day and said, 'I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt'' (Genesis 15:9-21) Then for Isaac, God also gave the same promises. You remember when he wanted to run down to Egypt during the famine and God stopped him, asked him to stay in Gerar, dishing out same wonderful promises to him and his descendants if they would obey Him.Now to Jacob, you remember when he escaped Beersheba, going towards Haran at night. As he slept on a stone, lonely, tired, frustrated and full of fears, suddenly, he saw a stairway that reached heaven from earth. Angels went up and down on it, and the LORD, standing on top, spoke these same promises to Jacob; even in a more reassuring tone. God of Covenants!Are you seeing how He was passing the same promises, covenants, relationship and love from one generation to the other' Even after hundreds of years, He still came to Horeb to give the same assurance to Moses. He declared to him that He was (is) the God of their fathers.Rev. Agbo is of the Assemblies of God Nigeria gabrielagbo@yahoo.com
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