-January 12, 2022-
Good morning, happy Thursday,
“Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him.”
(Genesis 26:12).
Issac followed in his father Abraham’s footsteps, and Abraham had some big shoes to fill. Like all of us, he had to make his decision to follow the Lord by his own faith. Genesis 26:2-3 says, “Then the Lord appeared to him and said: ‘Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.” Egypt in the Bible is a symbol of the world apart from Christ. We like in the world but we are not of it. Our lives are different from those in this world.
Sometimes God fulfills His promises right away, other times it may not come to pass for many years. Today’s text is the fulfillment of God’s promise. Issac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. God blesses those who work hard, especially in His service. Sowing and reaping are found throughout Scripture. Paul uses this metaphor to describe sowing the seed of the gospel. In fact, whatever we sow in doing good, we will reap the blessings of it. Galatians 6:7-9 says, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.”
Isaac lived a fruitful life. He sowed and reaped a hundredfold. It means a hundred times as much. In the Parable of the Four Soils, Jesus told us that when the seed of the gospel falls on good soil it bears fruit, some hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. In Matthew 19:29, Jesus answered Peter’s query of what they would receive for leaving all to follow Him. Our Lord said, “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.”
The Lord blessed Isaac just as He said He would. We all seek the Lord’s blessing on our lives. Let us sow and reap this year, working hard for our King in His kingdom. He will bless us. Stay safe and healthy.
Striving to live for Jesus and serve Him in full commitment and dedication,
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 