Paul is a great proponent of the Wisdom of God!

And that pristine Wisdom certainly shines in today’s Text, Galatians 3:14.

Read it with me. “That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” 

Wow!

God had previously promised Abraham to be such a source of blessing. “Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing (through Isaac and his descendants) : and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: AND IN THEE SHALL ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED.” Genesis 12:-1-3

God’s Ultimate Blessing, His Son Jesus Christ came to earth in human flesh … was born of Abraham’s seed … Jesus being a later Descendant of that great man of faith. (Both the Son of God was He, and the son of Abraham!)

And this Jesus, not being merely the Saviour of the Jews … made Himself available to the lost GENTILES as well (to us lost Gentiles)! Yes, I am saved by Grace, having made this Darling Jew (from Abraham’s lions) named Jesus, God the Son (as I’ve said) … my Redeemer and Lord!

True indeed … “The blessing of Abraham has come (and is continuing to come) on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ!” Just like Paul wrote!

And so we have “received” (“lambano” in Greek, meaning “to take hold of, to take advantage of, to catch”) the Promise of Eternal Life by faith in Jesus!

Well, Paul specifically says the Promise of the “Spirit” (the “Holy Ghost” Himself) … but that Promise IS Eternal Life!

Spiritually then, not physically, I am (in this salvific sense only) a child of Abraham! Remember Galatians 3:7, a few days ago? “Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.”

This fact does NOT in any way negate God’s promises to national (some day born-again) Israel, concerning their Land or the (second) Coming of the Messiah, or the Millennium!

But spiritually, a saved Jew and a saved Gentile are now “one” in the Lord!

Here’s this truth, beautifully and succinctly stated: “For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.” 1 Corinthians 12:13

Hallelujah!

It all occurs “by faith” … in Jesus the Son of God the Son of Abraham!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell