Then
they came to the place of which God had told him; and Abraham built the altar
there and arranged the wood, and bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar,
on top of the wood. Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay
his son. But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said,
"Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." He said,
"Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for
now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only
son, from Me." Then Abraham raised his eyes and looked, and behold, behind
him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram
and offered him up for a burnt offering in the place of his son. Abraham called
the name of that place The LORD Will Provide, as it is said to this day,
"In the mount of the LORD it will be provided." Genesis 22:9-14
The Lord will
provide. As Abraham and Isaac went up Mt. Moriah, Isaac noted that they had the
wood and fire—but “where is the lamb for
the burnt offering?” Genesis 22:7. Abraham answered that “God will provide.” And He did—but not
until after Abraham was willing to offer
his own son as a sacrifice. This is the only place in the Bible where
Jehovah-jireh appears. God used this story of Abraham as an example to us that
He would be willing to sacrifice His own Son for our sins. No one provided a
ram in the bushes for our sins…Jesus was
the sacrifice. We can claim that promise—that The Lord will graciously provide
for us as we follow and trust in Him.
RSVP: Jesus is
offering Himself as the sacrifice for our sin…for yours and for mine. How will
you respond to His invitation today? Will you allow Him to provide for you…for
your salvation and for your needs?
Prayer~ Lord
God, You are awesome and we humbly come before You willing to accept all that
You provide for us. Without You, without Your love, we are nothing. Only empty
worthless vessels. Fill us today with Your love and grace that we would be able
to share that abundance with others.
Friday’s Feast at the
King’s Table
You likely won’t be sitting at anyone’s table if you have a miserable
cold. You may not even feel like getting out of bed or off the couch to have a
real meal that someone else has fixed. For something that might help you feel
better try sipping a mug of Hot Lemon and Honey. As a natural anti-oxidant, honey
may help you prevent a cold…but once you’ve got it, the best way to treat it is
just some chicken soup, extra rest and fluids. Likely the cold is caused by a
virus and nothing a doctor will do will make it go away.
Hot Lemon and Honey
Juice ½ of a lemon, pour into a large mug. Add a couple of teaspoons of
honey and fill the cup with very hot, but not boiling water. If you use boiling
water, it may kill some of the vitamins in the lemon juice.
© 2014 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
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