IS YOUR “ZERA” BLESSED?

note: all scriptures are KJV. Bold font is added for emphasis. Ps 112:1         Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. 2          His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. The use of the word seed is of the Heb. word zera, which is interpreted as fruit, plant, posterity, sowing time, fruitful or child. With these varied usages of the word we can get a very broad view of the Lord’s intent to bless the seed of the righteous. As Christians, we are the righteousness of God in Christ so the promises to the righteous are ours. That same Hebrew word is in the following scriptures. As we read them, let’s try to list the conditions and the promises concerning this seed. Ponder the conditions and see where you have received, or need to receive, God’s Grace to meet them. We need to lay hold of the promises for our seed. Ps 25:10         All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and His testimonies. 12        What man is he that feareth the LORD? Him shall He teach in the way that He shall choose. 13        His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. 14        The secret of the LORD is with them that fear Him; and He will show them His covenant. Ps 37:25         I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 26        He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. 27        Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. 28        For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. Ps 69:34         Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and everything that moveth therein. 35        For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. 36        The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein. These verses all have a common thread. There is something crucial to sowing this seed – PRAISE. Praising the Lord fills our hearts with hope, with confidence in His character. Faith builds as we praise Him, the faith we need to lay hold of these great and precious promises. We want to see our children blessed and prosperous, dwelling in Zion (a type for the Kingdom of God). The Lord will do His part to make this happen, but God has no grandchildren. This is one of those wonderful Bible “2 Doozzz.” Make praise and thanksgiving your life style. What other seed can we expect to see blessed in this way? Go back to the definitions of zera. q  Those to whom we sow the seed of faith, those lives we speak into, proclaiming the Word to. q  Ministries we sow into with prayer and finances. (Are we sowing or blowing financial blessings?) q  If you plant a vineyard you should expect an abundant harvest of grapes. There are many scriptural analogies to planting, to vineyards, and to grapes. q  _______________ q  _______________ The context of these verses imply zera as referring to our posterity, here are more similar promises: Ps 102:28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee. (KJV) Ps 127:3         Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 4          As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. 5          Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. Those arrows need to be made straight in order to hit their targets. As born again believers, we are the children of God, adopted into His family. The Lord goes to great lengths to get us straightened out. Think about this concept of blessed seed in the light of God as the parent and the ecclesia as the children. Our heavenly Father is the example. We are His seed; all the promises to the seed apply to the Christian and to the seed of the righteous. “Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD” (Ps. 112:1).

HEIRS OF PROMISE

All Scripture is from NKJV unless noted. Bold font is added where needed for emphasis.  Heb 6:17   Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise Catch the awesomeness of what this verse says. God loves us so much, he is determined to prove something, leaving no reasonable doubt. And to whom is all this effort directed? TO THE HEIRS OF PROMISE. We inherit, not earn. WOW! Rom 8:17      and if children, then heirs-- heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, Have you been born again? Then you were born into a new family, you have a new Father, ya gotta new Daddy!! & He created it all, owns it all, and has your best interests in mind. This is something you can believe, get a hold on & stay eternally excited about!!. Heb 6:18       that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. Here is one of those marvelous paradoxes about the Lord we must accept by faith. God is omnipotent, yet there are things He cannot do. Ps 138:2        “…You have magnified Your word above all Your name.” He cannot go against His Word. Heb 13:8       “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever”. He cannot change. So, He can’t lie, He can’t change and He can’t violate His Word, where does that leave us? Believing in a God who is not all powerful? NO WAY.!! It leaves us in the safest place in all creation, we, “have strong consolation,” we “have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.” Heb 6:19       “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil.” This leaves us strong because our soul is anchored on the Blessed Hope. So many people flounder through life, living on a roller coaster, no hope, drifting wherever the winds of circumstance blow. The Christian’s soul is not tossed by these winds, but anchored on Christ the Solid Rock. Though the winds blow, we stay in our Refuge, clinging to the hope set before us. We know that our circumstances are not coincidental, but orchestrated by a Father who loves us, and is drawing us closer to Himself. He wants us to enter the Presence behind the veil." Heb 6:20       “where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” John 14:6     “Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” The author concludes this awesome chapter (Hebrews 6) by showing us the road map. God wants His kids to enjoy the life He has chosen for us, not to worry as the winds of circumstance blow. We can experience this strong consolation as we simply follow Jesus. Jesus is the forerunner, Jesus is the way, Jesus provides the hope set before us. Jesus is our eternal priest, ever interceding on our behalf. Follow Him to Gethsemane; follow Him to the Cross; follow Him to the Tomb; and follow Him into RESSURRECTION LIFE, here & now!!