The-LORD-Will-Provide

 

The-LORD-Will-Provide

Genesis 22: ¹³ Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. ¹⁴ And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”

 

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After being stopped by JESUS, Abraham turned around and saw a ram caught in a thicket. After GOD’s curse on the planet, weeds and thorny bushes were allowed to grow along side of fruit. Abraham built an altar to sacrifice his son, whom he loved. Instead of sacrificing his son, GOD provided a ram.

 

My Observations:

• Abraham would have seen the ram as he built the altar, so it must not have been there.
• GOD stopped Abraham from sacrificing Isaac and then, at that moment, provided the ram.
• Abraham had a mountain top experience and named the place, “The-LORD-Will-Provide.”

 

Making an example out of Abraham, GOD waited until the very last second to provide. Abraham needed total dependence on GOD to come through with a solution, otherwise he could have said that he found it.

 

This example is scary, strange and difficult to swallow. BUT GOD meant business. HE needed someone who would place total belief and faith in HIM without any doubts. I believe HE wants you and me to do the same. GOD wants total reliance on HIS abilities to guide and provide. HE knows what we need way before we ask. HE can also say “No” or “Wait.”

 

Isaac was supposed to die, but GOD provided another sacrifice. We were supposed to die because of our sins. BUT GOD provided another sacrifice, namely JESUS. GOD is our provider.

 

Challenge

• Why do you think GOD waited until the very last moment to provide a substitute sacrifice?
• Do things GOD told you have to go the way you think?
• What provision are you trusting GOD for and do you have total belief that HE will provide it?