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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Sunday, October 2, 2022
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :The Story of Abraham [37] - Isaac Bible Verse:Genesis 22:9-14 (ESV) "When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter 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 lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called the name of that place, “The Lord will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”" Message:
Today’s Scripture is one of the Bible’s most heart-rending depictions of faith. Having read through the entire history of Abraham, we appreciate exactly how important Isaac is to him. First, of course, Isaac is his son, and Abraham has the extraordinary love of a parent for a child. How many people, of any time in history, would be willing to kill a beloved child, even if God appeared to them in person and demanded it?
And added to that, Isaac is Abraham’s heir. He has already sent his eldest son into the wilderness, never to see him again. And Isaac is a miracle child, given to Abraham when he and Sarah were no longer fertile. Isaac is the answer to a prayer, given by God.
The importance of this story is not that we are going to be asked to kill our children. And the depiction of the monumental faith of Abraham is not the only meaning. We must also realize that God has done what he demanded of Abraham. God asked Abraham to do something that only God Himself would actually do. He recanted his demand to Abraham, and allowed Issac to live; but His own son, He would give up to terrible suffering and death by crucifixion.
The Bible here tells us just how deep God’s love for us runs. It is absolute. It is so pure, it is beyond our comprehension. The closest we can come to understanding God’s love, is by analogy. And so, the story of Abraham and Isaac approximates the story of God the Father and Christ the Son, but in terms we can fully understand: the sacrifice of a beloved son by a “normal” human being. For we can surely understand how impossibly painful these events were to Abraham.
Meditation : Prayer : And finally, may the grace of Christ our Savior, and the Father’s boundless love, with the Holy Spirit’s favor, rest upon me, and all of us, from above. Thus may we abide in union, with each other and the Lord, and possess, in sweet communion, joys which earth cannot afford......Amen |
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