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 Sacrament of Thanksgiving

Genesis 22.1-19
“Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love…” - Genesis 22.2

 
Today’s meditation is taken from the chapter of Genesis where Abraham is asked to do the impossible, sacrifice an idol.  

Have you ever ordered something and anxiously followed the tracking to see when the package would arrive?  Have you ever been quarantined from a loved one and waited to embrace them again?  Abraham had waited, and waited, and waited for a promised son.  His joy at Isaac’s arrival is beyond words.  However, his son had taken the place of his First Love, GOD.

As per the BibleProject, here are the parallels between this story and the story of the True Isaac, JESUS:
  • Both Isaac and Jesus are “beloved sons” who have been long-awaited and are born in miraculous circumstances (Genesis 22:1, Matthew 3:17)
  • Both sons carry the wood that is to be the instrument of their deaths on their backs (Genesis 22:6, John 19:17)
  • In both cases, the father leads the son, and the son follows obediently toward his own death (Genesis 22:3,Matthew 26:39).
  • God provides the sacrifice, which Abraham says will be a lamb (Genesis 22:8, John 1:29).
Look at Abraham’s faith here!  He knew God would provide despite the dire situation.  He FULLY TRUSTED OUR FATHER! In verse 8 Abraham says: “GOD WILL PROVIDE…”   Despite our own situation, or circumstance, do we believe that our GOD is the only one who can truly provide?
 
Thought for the Day
Do we trust our Father in heaven on the highest level?  If God asks us to do something that seems extraordinary, how would we react?  Can we say in our difficult moments, of trouble or loss, “God will provide”? Our Father never asks anything from us that would be greater than what he has done.  JESUS is the ultimate Korban (sacrifice in Hebrew).  Love on the cross is the culmination of GOD’s heart for you.  Rejoice.
 
Prayer
Dear Father, help us to place aside anything or anyone that hinders your place in our hearts.  Help us not to get in the way of your good work.  Amen.

Adarsh Abraham – Detroit MTC

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