And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and God’s promise to Abraham belongs to you. Galatians 3:29 (NLT)
When God called Abraham and blessed him it wasn’t just for him and his flesh and blood line but for all the people of the world. It was for everyone, for whoever would believe God just like Abraham did.
The Lord told him that He would bless him, make him a great nation, make him famous, and make him a blessing and all families on earth would be blessed through him. See-Genesis 12:1-3.
God’s promise was to Abraham and his seed or child, not seeds or children. Therefore the reference is to one single specific child of Abraham – who is Christ.
Galatians 3:16 (NLT) God gave the promises to Abraham and his child. And notice that the Scripture doesn’t say “to his children,” as if it meant many descendants. Rather, it says “to his child”—and that, of course, means Christ.
So how do we come in, how do we get to be included in the promise, how do we get to share in the blessing? By being in Christ who is the seed of Abraham.
When we believed in Christ we were united with Him, we are now in Him. Galatians 3:27 (AMPC) For as many [of you] as were baptized into Christ [into a spiritual union and communion with Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah] have put on (clothed yourselves with) Christ.
We share in the blessing of Abraham through faith in Christ.
Galatians 3:9 (NLT) So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith.
Now because we are in Christ through faith in Him we are Abraham’s children, we are his heirs and God’s promise to Abraham belongs to us. Galatians 3:29.
The greatest promise and blessing we are heirs to and which we have received is the promise of the Spirit of God.
Galatians 3:14 (NLT) Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, so that we who are believers might receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith.
We are heirs to the promise of the Holy Spirit. Child of God the Holy Spirit belongs to you! He’s your eternal inheritance! Take advantage of Him.