“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”” (Genesis 22:13-14)
There is nothing too hard for the Lord. There is no situation so challenging as to deny the Lord’s provision. The day Abraham took his son and went up the mountain according to the commandment he received from God, I can imagine that he was quite distressed, if only for a moment, by the thought that he was to offer Isaac on the altar of sacrifice as a consequence of the command of God.
Yet during the course of the journey, Abraham’s faith for a different outcome was revealed when Isaac ventured to point out the obvious, saying, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” (Genesis 22:7). To this, Abraham responded, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son” (Genesis 22:8), and in this we see Abraham’s faith in God as His provider.
Being fully persuaded of God’s faithfulness, Abraham received Isaac, the son God promised him and Sarah and accomplished at a time when such outcome was hopeless and naturally impossible (Romans 4:19-21). And here he was again facing a test of faith, but one in which what God required of him must have seemed very strange and almost impossible to contemplate.
Yet Abraham faced this even sterner challenge buoyed only by his strong and unwavering confidence in the providence of God. The prospect of losing Isaac loomed but, by faith Abraham pressed ahead trusting God for a solution that would neither rob him of the joy of this son for whom he and Sarah waited 25 years nor in any way break the promises God had made.
When the time came for Abraham to complete the task, God showed up and supplied that which was lacking – "the lamb for the burnt offering"! Be reminded, therefore, that though you have needs today that are challenging and pressing, they cannot resist the power of God’s solution. God is able to supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
God in His Wisdom and Goodness has an infinite variety of means by which He can meet your needs. So learn to follow in Abraham’s footsteps of faith today and trust that “the Lord will provide” (i.e., Jehovah Jireh).
God bless you!
Pastor Victor Ubani
There is nothing too hard for the Lord. There is no situation so challenging as to deny the Lord’s provision. The day Abraham took his son and went up the mountain according to the commandment he received from God, I can imagine that he was quite distressed, if only for a moment, by the thought that he was to offer Isaac on the altar of sacrifice as a consequence of the command of God.
Yet during the course of the journey, Abraham’s faith for a different outcome was revealed when Isaac ventured to point out the obvious, saying, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” (Genesis 22:7). To this, Abraham responded, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son” (Genesis 22:8), and in this we see Abraham’s faith in God as His provider.
Being fully persuaded of God’s faithfulness, Abraham received Isaac, the son God promised him and Sarah and accomplished at a time when such outcome was hopeless and naturally impossible (Romans 4:19-21). And here he was again facing a test of faith, but one in which what God required of him must have seemed very strange and almost impossible to contemplate.
Yet Abraham faced this even sterner challenge buoyed only by his strong and unwavering confidence in the providence of God. The prospect of losing Isaac loomed but, by faith Abraham pressed ahead trusting God for a solution that would neither rob him of the joy of this son for whom he and Sarah waited 25 years nor in any way break the promises God had made.
When the time came for Abraham to complete the task, God showed up and supplied that which was lacking – "the lamb for the burnt offering"! Be reminded, therefore, that though you have needs today that are challenging and pressing, they cannot resist the power of God’s solution. God is able to supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
God in His Wisdom and Goodness has an infinite variety of means by which He can meet your needs. So learn to follow in Abraham’s footsteps of faith today and trust that “the Lord will provide” (i.e., Jehovah Jireh).
God bless you!
Pastor Victor Ubani
