One

"God is one," Galatians 3:20.

So it follows that his promise of immortality arises immediately from God himself. God delivers the promise personally. God does not use an intermediary agent for it. God himself speaks directly with Abraham to say I will bless you and your offspring. God does not use angels to deliver his promise. God does not use Moses to deliver the promise. God does not use the law to ratify his promise. God needs no nation to sign the petition for his promise. He just plain, flatly himself gives it to Abraham, when Abraham was still Abram, when Abraham was still in his own country, when Abraham had followed nowhere, when Abraham was still uncircumcised. Why? because God is God and God can do what God wants. Yeah, and God also gave the promise to Abraham's singular offspring. Christ. Why? because God is God and God can do what God wants. And at his own pleasure God blesses all the families of earth in his promise.

Whoever has seen me has seen the Father, said Jesus. And we marvel at such a God whose pleasure gives such promise of immortality. When we visit today with a brother or sister, we will give thanks together to the one and only God.