#307 - Joby Martin // Jesus Fulfills The Promise So We Can Carry It Forward - The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

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The Daily Blade, Episode #307

Title: Joby Martin // Jesus Fulfills The Promise So We Can Carry It Forward
Date: March 5, 2026
Hosts: Joby Martin (A), Kyle Thompson (B)
Scripture Focus: Galatians 3:15–18, Genesis 12

Episode Overview

In this devotional episode, Pastor Joby Martin, joined by Kyle Thompson, delves into Galatians 3:15–18 and the foundational promise God made to Abraham. The central theme is how Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s covenant promise and how this blessing is meant to be carried forward by all believers. The hosts challenge listeners to live out their faith by becoming conduits of God’s blessing to others, not merely recipients.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Nature of God’s Covenant Promise

Scripture Exposition (00:20–01:45):
- Kyle reads Galatians 3:15–18, highlighting Paul's argument that God's covenant with Abraham predates the Law by 430 years and is based on promise, not performance.
- The promise was given not just to Abraham’s "offspring" in general, but specifically to “one … who is Christ.”

2. Misinterpretations of the Promise

The phrase “I will bless those who bless Israel” (Genesis 12) is often misapplied today. The original promise is about all families of the earth being blessed through Abraham, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus.
Quote (01:45):

“Sometimes it gets kind of translated into ‘I will bless those who bless Israel.’ That’s not exactly what it says.”
— Kyle Thompson

3. The Primacy of Promise Over Law

Paul points out that the promise to Abraham is primary; the Law of Moses came later and does not override the promise made by God.
Even the tithe precedes the Law by 430 years, emphasizing the pattern of relationship over rules.

4. Israel’s Missed Mandate & Jesus’ Fulfillment

Insight (02:15):
Many in Israel misunderstood their chosenness as an end in itself, rather than a calling to be a blessing to all nations.
Quote (02:30):

“We are chosen. Cool. For what? Just to be chosen? No. So that you will be a blessing.”
— Joby Martin
Gospel of Matthew’s Theme (03:10):
Matthew’s narrative demonstrates how Jesus, by calling unlikely disciples like the tax collector Matthew, opens up God’s blessing to all people, not just insiders.

5. Universal Scope of God’s Rescue Mission

Quote (03:50):

“Jesus is the fulfillment of the promise to Abraham; that Jesus is the greater Israel, that Jesus is the greater Moses — that Jesus came so that the whole world will be blessed.”
— Joby Martin
The story, from the visit of the wise men at Jesus’s birth to the Great Commission at the end of Matthew’s Gospel, shows the widening of God’s blessing to every tribe, tongue, and nation.

6. Practical Application for Christians

Christ’s work saves and redeems believers not just for their own sake, but so they can participate actively in God’s rescue mission.
Quote (04:20):

“He didn’t save you just so you would be saved. He rescued you…so the whole world may know him. So are you a blessing to this world? Are you a conduit of the blessing of God, or are you just the cul-de-sac of Christianity trying to soak up all the benefits for yourself?”
— Joby Martin
Christians are called to be “salt,” “light,” and “a city on a hill,” living out the Great Commission in their daily lives.
Quote (05:10):

“…And then here’s the real blessing: when you do that, Jesus says, ‘And lo, I will be with you to the very end of the age.’”
— Joby Martin

Notable Quotes & Moments

On Promise vs. Law (01:30):
“The law…does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God so as to make the promise void.”
— Kyle Thompson (reading Paul)
On the Purpose of Blessing (02:30):
“So that you will be a blessing. Not just so that you get blessed!”
— Joby Martin
On Participation in the Blessing (04:40):
“Be a part of the rescue team. Be salt, be light, be a city on a hill. Go therefore and make disciples everywhere you go…”
— Joby Martin

Important Timestamps

00:20: Reading and exposition of Galatians 3:15–18
01:45: Explanation of God’s promise in Genesis 12
02:15: Discussion on Israel’s role and missed mandate
03:10: Gospel of Matthew and the universal scope of the blessing
04:20: Practical challenge to Christians: Be a blessing, not a cul-de-sac
05:10: The promise of Jesus’s continual presence to those who carry forward His commission

Summary & Takeaway

This episode challenges listeners to see themselves as recipients of God’s promise through Christ—blessed not just for personal gain, but for the sake of blessing others. The hosts urge believers to actively carry the message and hope of Jesus into the world, serving as agents of God’s rescue and love. The episode blends theological exposition with practical encouragement, reminding Christians that their faith is both a gift and a calling to action—accompanied always by the presence of Christ.

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[00:01]
A
Welcome to the Daily Blade. The word of God is described as the sword of the spirit, the primary spiritual weapon in the Christian's armor against the forces of evil. Your hosts are Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson. And they stand ready to equip men for the fight. Let's sharpen up.
[00:20]
B
All right. Day four Galatians, chapter three, verses 15 to 18. The Bible says to give it a human example, brothers, even with a man made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say and to offsprings referring to many, but referring to one and to your offspring who is Christ. This is what I mean. The law which came 430 years afterward does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God so as to make the promise void. For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise, but God gave it to Abraham by a promise. This promise gets thrown around a lot today. Sometimes it gets kind of translated into I will bless those who bless Israel. That's not exactly what it says. Genesis chapter 12. The Bible says this, verse one. Now the Lord said to Abram, his name will be changed to Abraham later. Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation. And I will bless you and make your name great so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and him who dishonors you, I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Well again Paul makes it very clear that blessing is through the person and work of Jesus. He says I'm not just blessing offsprings, I'm blessing the offspring. He's talking about Jesus again, he makes a point, Paul does, that this blessing, this promise precedes the law of Moses by 430 years. By the way, this is just a one off thing that when Abraham encounters Melchizedek, who was a messenger from God, the first thing that Abraham does is he falls down and he gives back to God a tenth or a 10%. So the tithe preceded the law by 430 years. A part of what Paul wants us to know is this, is that God is a promise keeping God and God always keeps his promises. And so what? The nation of Israel, particularly by the time Jesus shows up on the scene in the first century, what they had missed is the so that of the blessing he says I will bless you and make your name great. So that you will be a blessing. And then the nation, by the time Jesus is walking around, they're like, cool, we are blessed. For what? Just to be blessed? No, we are chosen. Cool. For what? Just to be chosen? No. So that you will be a blessing. And so what Matthew does in his Gospel, we're teaching through this right now at the church of 1122. What Matthew was going to do in his Gospel. Matthew is a man that was born as an insider. He was born Jewish, and yet by his own willful disobedience, chooses to be an outsider. He was a tax collector. He exacted money from his people to give it to Rome to abuse his people. And yet Jesus sees through all that and calls Matthew to be one of his very own followers. And when he has an encounter with Jesus, it changes everything about his life. And so when Matthew writes his Gospel, what he's trying to connect here is that Jesus is the fulfillment of the promise to Abraham that Jesus is the greater Israel, that Jesus is the greater Moses, that Jesus came so that the whole world will be blessed. We see this all throughout the Book. We see that the Gospel of Matthew begins with three wise men. It's not three. Some wise men who we call kings, kings coming from afar. And it ends with taking the gospel of the kingdom to every tribe, tongue and nation. This was the whole point. Now let me make this practical for you. Today. You say, well, what does this have to do with me today? The reality is, is through Christ you have been blessed. If you were in Christ, that He saved you, he redeemed you, but he didn't save you just so that you would be saved. He rescued you that you may become a part of the rescue team. He rescued you and saved you and then sent you so the whole world may know him. So are you a blessing to this world? Are you a conduit of the blessing of God that you experience through the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Or are you just the cul de sac of Christianity trying to soak up all the benefits for your. You see, we, like Abraham, have been blessed with this blessing and we have been blessed to be a blessing. So if you are a believer, if you are a Christian, if you have been redeemed by Christ, if you have been rescued by Jesus, then be a part of the rescue team. Be salt, be light, be a city on a hill. Go therefore, and make disciples everywhere you go, teaching them to obey everything that Jesus has commanded us and baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. And then here's the real blessing when you do that, Jesus says, and lo, I will be with you to the very end of the age.
[05:23]
A
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