~ Abraham Had Confidence in God’s Provisions ~
Confidence is closely related to the Biblical
concepts of trust, faith, and belief. In this series we
are looking at a few of the many Scriptures which show confidence displayed by
Biblical characters.
Scripture
~ “And
Abraham said, ‘My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt
offering.’ So the two of them went
together. Then they came to the place of
which God had told him. And Abraham
built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son
and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his
son. But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said,
‘Abraham, Abraham!’ So he said, ‘Here I
am.’ And He said, ‘Do not lay your hand
on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you
have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.’ 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.
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.’ Then the Angel of
the Lord called to Abraham a
second time out of heaven, and said:
‘By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord,
because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only
son—blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants
as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your
descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. In your seed all the nations of the earth
shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.’ So Abraham returned to his young men, and
they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba” (Genesis
22:8-19).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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