Davar Kingdom Of God

There are big differences between the blessings promised to the heirs of God and the blessings given to those who are not heirs of God. Jesus said, “He (God) causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous (Mat 5:45).” This kind of blessings is not the same with the kind of blessings that we receive as heirs of God. Actually, we do not only receive blessings, but also are blessings to others. Such differences are well illustrated in the stories of Abram and Lot in Genesis. Lot was Abram’s nephew and was not an heir of God’s covenant. Yet, he was blessed through Abram, and differences came when he stopped staying with him. Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together (Gen 13:5-6). So, when quarreling arose, Lot departed Abram and lived in the land near Sodom. And the moment