Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Dreams and visions which are born of God and based
on the word of God and also rooted in God are elastic. They can be stretched to
whatever dimensions God wants them stretched to. Please read Genesis Chapter 13
verses 14 to 15 (as far as you can see); Isaiah Chapter 54 verses 2 to 3;
Genesis Chapter 28 verses 13 to 15; Deuteronomy Chapter 33 verse 23; Joshua
Chapter 17 verses 16 to 18.
Abraham’s Vision
Visualize the scope, expand your horizon, stretch
your imagination.
Abraham’s vision was occasioned by the words God
spoke to him – the journey to the land of promise coupled with the blessings
attached to the obedience to that move from Haran. Abram alongside his father
and other family members had embarked on the journey to Canaan but stopped at
Haran where Abram eventually settled. Please read Genesis Chapter 11 verses 27
to 32. But at the appointed time, God spoke to Abram concerning moving
permanently to Canaan in Genesis Chapter 12 verses 1 to 8. Significant and
quite instructive is that Abram obeyed God and commenced movement to Canaan
immediately. But the parts of Canaan Abram arrived at were not uninhabited
land.
The Bible records that the Canaanites were there in
the land yet God made Abram another promise the moment Abram set foot in Canaan
– the promise to give to the descendants of Abram the land of Canaan. Please
see verses 5 to 9. Herein is the crux of the matter. Abram had no biological
children at the time God made him the promise of giving the land of Canaan to
his descendants. Secondly, Abram had just set foot in Canaan and did not own
any portion of the land of Canaan. Yet God spoke of complete ownership of the
land by his descendants. The Bible records that despite these deficits – no
children, no ownership of the land; Abram believed God and God Who always
rewards faith expanded Abram’s vision of the land of Canaan beyond the portion
he set foot on and lived in. God instructed Abram to visualize the scope of the
land of Canaan to be owned by him and his descendants by looking from where he
was in all directions – northwards, southwards, eastwards and westwards to have
an idea of the geographical scope of the land. Please see Genesis Chapter 13
verses 12 to 18. Abram was further instructed to walk through the length and
breadth of the land; the land owned by the Canaanites and occupied by the
Canaanites at that point in time.
Abram obeyed divine instructions lived in the land
but significantly always built an altar to the Lord after such significant
encounters with the Lord. Halleluyah! Abram’s title deed to the land of Canaan
was the word of God. This was the original title deed and the spiritual or
divine title deed birthed the physical title deed given by man. Significantly,
spiritual title deeds issued by God cannot be destroyed by anyone,
circumstances, institutions because divine spiritual title deeds are backed by
the words of God and the words of God do not return to God without
accomplishing the divine purpose of God. Please read Isaiah Chapter 55 verses 8
to 11, Numbers Chapter 23 verse 19.
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