CHAPTER 10
It is the next day. Abram, his wife Sarai and his brother Lot with all their possessions, take a course to the land of Canaan. This place has much water and the pastures are green and good for cattle. As Abram waters his livestock he hears the same voice as before. “Abram, I have given this land to you and your lineage. I will make of you a great nation, I will bless them that bless you, and curse them that curse you. In you Abram, all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Abram, look to the north, east, south, and west. As far as your eye can see I have given unto you. I will make of you a great nation; out of your loins, kings shall surely come. Count the grains of sand in the earth, Abram, for I tell you, in such number will your Seed be.”
“Lord, how can this be since you have not given me any Seed?” “Do not fear, Abram, for I am your shield and exceedingly great reward. Abram, look at the stars; count them. In such number will your Seed be.” “Lord, how can this be since I am of old age, even Sarai is barren, how can she bear a child in her old age?” “Abram, is anything too difficult for me? Take faith in these words. Indeed, I will give you a seed. Every nation will bow at His feet, and confess that He is Lord, the Son of Promise.” Abram speaks, “Lord, I believe.” “You are my faithful servant, Abram.
Through you I will establish my covenant, therefore, live purely and be blameless. From now on, you will be called Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations. No longer will your wife be known as Sarai, but you shall call her Sarah, and she will be the mother of many nations. From your loins and the womb of Sarah will be born a child. I will bless Him and His Seed after him.”
CHAPTER 11
Once again there is a gathering in the heavens.
God calls for Michael. “Yes, my Lord, I am at your service.” “Michael, behold, I have sealed my covenant with Abraham and Sarah. Remember in the beginning I gave you Word that you are to guard Adam and Eve. Now I tell you, you will guard Abraham, his wife, and their whole house.”
“Michael, remember that Adam was the father of all the earth, and Eve the mother. Now, this title and position has been handed over to Abraham and Sarah, for I have assuredly blessed them. For in Abraham all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
Abraham believed and it was accounted to him for righteousness. So it is. I am the rewarder of the righteous. If one’s honor is for oneself, then this is not true. If one's honor is for another, then this is true and acceptable. Hear me now, Michael, no greater honor exists than giving one's life for another. I tell you. The Son cannot receive the honour of Himself, but the Sonhonors the Father and the Spirit the
Son. Therefore, when honor is received from another, this is not to be refused. My Son receives the honour, because it is given to Him. For this cause he will enter the world, to lay down his life, since this sacrifice is acceptable and pleasing to the Father. The Son shall be born from the Seed of Abraham. This is the One I will bless. I tell you, even
Abraham saw His day and was glad. He will be named
Emmanuel, for indeed, God will be with them.”
Without Michael’ knowing, God has just revealed a significant insight into the revelation and manifestation of the Seed.
“Michael, sin entered the world through one named Adam. And so the seed and offspring of Adam result in death. As sin entered the world through a seed, so sin will be removed by One, the Seed. The life is in the blood Michael. Without the life of the blood, this world cannot be saved. There is no greater love than this: giving up one's life for another.
The blood speaks for itself, it requires no interpretation, for by itself it makes a proclamation and cries out the ultimate gift of love. For all men have sinned and fallen short of my good will and intent. Sin is real, Michael, and will follow its course to the end, even death. This is the blood, a life-giving force beyond human understanding.
Men will die having not received the life it gives. For His blood cures, every disease vindicates the lost. As the great physician, He enters a dying world. Only this blood has the power to restore, to heal, to cleanse, to deliver, to restore sight, to make whole, the power to cure the sin-infected soul. This is the life-giving blood. This blood cries out. It sums up the totality of the deepness of my love for mankind. Love, Michael is not love without sufficient tangible proof. Something as complicated as love cannot be contained in the recesses of the heart. It will break free, move to new frontiers, find the destitute, find the cast out and rejected. It will elevate, produce compassion, set free.”
Michael responds, “Lord, how is this possible that love is not love without tangibility?” “Michael, for I so love the world, that I will send my Son to die, that whosoever believe in Him will not perish but have everlasting life.” “I see, Lord, even though you love mankind in his sinful state, you will send your Son to lay down his life, and even though they were sinners, yet your Son loved them to the point that He would lay down His life of His own accord. This is proof sufficient? Truly you have spoken, Michael. So it is, as He lays down his life, he has the power to raise it up again.”