Jesus said in verse twenty four of the twelfth chapter of John: Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.
And we declare to you glad tidings—that promise which was made to the fathers. God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus. … (Acts 13: 32,33a)
And for this reason He is the mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. (Hebrews 9:15)
Taken together, the three verses of scripture above tell a simple story: God made us just like Jesus! This is indeed the promise which God made to Abraham [our Father in the faith“Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all” (Romans 4:16)]. The promise was important enough to God that He swore by Himself to bring it to pass (Hebrews 6: 17,18). And He did this in Christ Jesus; Hallelujah! You might observe that these verses do not say promises; but uses the singular term to describe the promise which God fulfilled in the person of Jesus. “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.” (2 Corinthians 1:20). All that God had in mind for humanity, he packaged into the incarnation of deity who dwelled among us and modeled the beautiful life God wants for his creation. Jesus had to die however to reproduce other ‘Christs’ like Himself; hence the analogy of seeds sown which ends up producing bigger harvests than what was planted. By the death and resurrection of Jesus, he reproduced the new creation—people who will carry the anointing of God and do the things that only God can do. This is the fulfillment of God’s promise; we were born at a good time, friends.
Does Acts 13:32,33 refer to Christians today with the statements “promise … unto the fathers” and “fulfilled … unto us their children”? It absolutely does! Why don’t you take God at His word for a change? By virtue of the death and resurrection of Jesus, we who once were ordinary citizens of the earth now partake of the eternal nature of God carrying in our mortal bodies the very life of God. Walk in this reality. Thus, you will live a purposeful life and enjoy fulfillment in your ways because the promise of God is fulfilled for us.
– Ifelayo Ojo
