An idea of God's love

Genesis 22: 6-8
6And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. 7And Isaac said to his father Abraham, "My father!" And he said, "Here am I, my son." He said, "Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" 8Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.

"God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son."……..God always provides the offering. He provides the path, the light, and shows us where to find the offering. Here again we see the faith of Abraham shining through! No questions, no why, but , or if. He just woke up the next morning and packed up. I can only imagine the heavy heart of Abraham. He would do anything for the Lord. Even give up his son form Sarah that he had waited on for so long. I am sure he had conversations in his head that pointed out that the Lord promised, the Lord delivered, now the Lord was taking away…it would not make the trip any easier, it would not lift the spirit of Abraham, offering your son as a sacrifice to the Lord, still takes that son away from you. Glorification of the Lord can be a hard hard task sometimes.


One has to wonder, how God must of felt. He did the same thing for each of us. HE sent his son to this world to live a life of persecution, only to be ultimately offered as a blood sacrifice for the forgiveness of all the sins of the world. God did this for us knowing that even making that sacrifice would not be enough for some. People would still not turn and glorify the Lord. SO Abraham had faith in the Lord, but how much more faith does the Lord have in us? Abraham loved the Lord, but how much more does the Lord love us. Abraham was willing to offer his son to the Lord because he knew that it was God’s will and it would please the Lord. God offered his son, and knew that some would still shun him. Abraham was willing to offer his son because the Lord commanded it. The Lord offered his son because he loves us.

To do something that someone you love asks you to is a sign of love indeed, but to do something for someone you love without being asked; that is love at it’s finest moment. However, to do something for someone you love when they don’t deserve it………..that will give you a small perspective of the depths and heights of God’s love.

Peace,
Rev. T