“Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, ‘And to seeds,’ as of many, but as of one, ‘And to your Seed,’ who is Christ. And this I say, that the law, which was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ, that it should make the promise of no effect.” Galatians 3:16-17
God’s covenant promise to Abraham was to bless all the nations of the earth in one of Abraham’s offspring (Gen. 22:18). This promise was fulfilled when God sent His only-begotten Son into the world, born of the Virgin Mary, to fulfill all righteousness and to make atonement for the sins of all. The law given 430 years later on Mt. Sinai does not nullify God’s promise to Abraham in Christ Jesus.
Grant that I trust in Your promises, O Lord, and look not to the law for salvation but to Jesus Christ and His atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world. Amen.
[Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]