Abrahams Blessings

Abrahams Blessings.

The lyrics of a song titled Abrahams Blessings goes thus:

Abrahams Blessings are mine,
Abrahams Blessings are mine,
I am blessed in the morning, 
in the noon and in the evening, 
Abrahams Blessings are mine.

I wonder however how many of us who sing it actually know or can even try to recite exactlywhat the blessings are as recorded in Genesis 12:2 to 3. However, in order to put it in context we'll go over Genesis 12:1 to 4, which says: 

1. The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father's household to the land I will show you. 
2. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." 
4. So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran.

It is indeed important that we imbibe the words of Abrahams Blessings which are the heritage of every Christian, to a point where we are constantly expectant of its provisions everywhere we go and in every situation we face. 
There is an important lifestory we can apply to our lives in Genesis chapter 13, which is about how Abraham and Lot, his nephew separated that is a cogent example of just how efficacious the blessings God lavished on Abraham and his descendants, who we are part of by faith in Christ Jesus is.

The account of how they separated is as follows:

Abraham and Lot both had flocks and herds and tents, possessions so great that the land they stayed together on could not support, so in order to avoid the quarreling that had arose between their herdsmen spilling over to them they agreed to part ways.

In many climes it is usually the younger that concedes to the elder one as a sign of respectbut I do believe Abraham waved that right and did the uncommon by asking his relative to make the first choice.

Lot took full advantage of the opportunity of a lifetime given to him, surveyed the land before him and not only chose the well watered part for himself but also pitched his tents near the city of Sodom, probably for economic reasons but definitely oblivious that the people were wicked and sinned greatly against God to an extent that they would in future put his life and that of his family at risk.

Abram on the other hand who was left with what one would think was the bad end of the choice to be made had his portion announced to him by God Almighty. 

The Lord told Abram after Lot's departure thatall the land he could see would be given to him and his offspring forever who would be like the dust of the earth, that cannot be counted.

God further instructed him to walk through the length and breadth of the land he would be given and Abram in appreciation of God's favour upon him, built an altar to the Lord where he pitched his tents.