Genesis 22:7-8
Isaac
spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”
“Yes, my
son?” Abraham replied.
“The fire and wood are here,”
Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”Abraham answered,
“God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two
of them went on together.
Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust which never dreams that
He will not stand by us.” — Oswald
Chambers
Abraham
had faith, God had promised he would be the father
of nations through Isaac. Abraham believed the promise of God and he just knew
that God would keep His promise, he did not doubt for one minute. So, when God
told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac at mount Moriah, Abraham did as he was told.
Isaac asked about the lamb for the sacrifice, and he was told God would provide
one. Such was Abraham’s faith in his God.
Abraham
knew God would never break His word, so he trusted that Isaac would be spared.
This act showed God that Abraham trusted Him and believed the promise God made.
Mind
you we don’t know what Isaac was feeling, although
he probably trusted his father knew what he was
talking about.
I
remember a boy in my class whose dad made promises to take him to football
matches or to speedway. These things never happened but the boy kept telling
his friends that his dad said they would go ‘next time’ but never did.
Eventually the boy stopped believing his dad’s promises completely and as soon
as possible he moved away from home and disowned his dad.
Before
he left school though, he did not believe anything anyone told him. He had lost
trust in everybody. I remember the mum of the family being so sad to lose her
son in that way and I’m glad to say he did contact
her again but would never speak about, or to, his dad.
In
Matthew 5:37 we are told,
‘All you
need to say is simply “Yes,” or “No” anything beyond this comes from the evil
one.’
Always be careful when you are speaking just
in case you commit yourself to something without thinking.
Prayer
Father of Truth, help us to be careful in all
we say and do. Too many people find themselves in trouble because of careless
talk. Lies are becoming the norm, a lot of people don’t
think twice about telling others what they want to hear instead of the truth.
The father of lies is becoming stronger each day, and some do not want to hear
when they do wrong, so they want lies to make them feel good about themselves.
In our hearts we know that lying is abhorrent to You and we ask You to help us
to guard our tongues in order to speak the truth in
love and Christian affection. Amen.
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