Sin and death have been defeated. This is the consequence of the sacrificial death of Christ and it is declared in the resurrection of Christ. We have reflected a lot on consequences in this edition of Thrive. We saw the multigenerational consequences of Adam’s sin through Cain’s murder of his brother right down the generations to the violence of Lamech and the great flood. But we have also seen how the blessing of Abraham is stuck persistently to his descendants, Isaac, Jacob and now Joseph. Joseph, for all his troubles, was blessed by God because he lived under the consequences of his great grandfather’s faith in God. This weekend let yourself be reminded that, as a Christian, you live in the stream of consequences flowing from the death and resurrection of Christ. In him your guilt is paid for. In him you have eternal life. In him you have God’s blessing. If he has overcome sin and death for you, how much more will he then give you everything else you need to fulfil his good purpose for you? Joseph’s life was not easy, but he was blessed, and he became a blessing, because he lived in the stream of God’s blessing given to him and us ultimately through Christ. Know then, this Easter weekend, that the blessing of God is upon you and your family.
Where do you most want to see God’s blessing? Pray and trust him for that blessing.
Read Romans 8:31-39.
