“Now
it came about after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, ‘Abraham!’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’ And He said, ‘Take now your son, your only
son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as
a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I tell you.’
“So
Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his
young men with him and Isaac his son; and he split wood for the burnt offering,
and arose and went to the place of which God has told him.
"On the third day Abraham raised his eyes and
saw the place from a distance. And
Abraham said to his young men, ‘Stay here with the donkey, and I and the lad
will go yonder, and we will worship and return to you.’
“And
Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son, and he
took in hand the fire and the knife. So
the two of them walked on together.
“And
Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, ‘My father!’ And he said, ‘Here I am, my son.’ And he said, ‘Behold, the fire and the wood,
but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?’
And Abraham said, ‘God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt
offering, my son’ So the two of them
walked on together.” Genesis 22:1-8
I
was nine when I read this story the first time.
I can tell you it really confused me.
My Daddy was the best and the kindest man ever and smarter than anyone anywhere
that I knew. And he loved me so much he
would ‘hug the stuffings out of me’ with such glee and delight! I could not imagine a Dad who would want to
kill his son.
Really! How could a Dad do that! And it wasn’t just a son but his ONLY son -- and
he even made the son carry the firewood.
And the son was no fool, he figured out what was going to happen. How could he trust his Dad!
But
when you read the passage carefully and prayerfully you discover that Abraham
trusted his Heavenly Father so much, he knew God would never let him harm his
son and promised ‘…and we will worship and return to you’ when asking the
servants to wait for them to return.
Yet,
amazingly enough, God DID allow HIS only Son to pay the price for my every sin: past, present and future. He loved me so much He choose to carry the
wood up that hill and die for my sins rather than live without my having a
choice to trust Him.
Take
care with love, especially His! Your
servant and friend in Christ, who still prays for you each morning. Darlene
PS:
My statement of faith: https://especiallyhislove.blogspot.com You can find the WeakDay Devotion online by
doing a Google search for “WeakDay Devotion” (Also, there is an android “Google
Blogger” app you can download to read them on your phone.)
NEW PRAYER REQUESTS and UPDATES
(NOTE:
Words underlined have a link embedded to
provide more details)
For
more information, I’m researching and pulling an overview of this for you
at: https://newsaboutcovid19.blogspot.com/
Please
pray for the health care workers, those trying to contain the spread and most
importantly those who contract the virus – that they are wise and take precautions
to protect others.
Latest Update: (source John Hopkins) Please note that
the stats are typically updated about five hours from now, but these reflect
the changes overnight.
o
Today in 37 countries (Iran new today)
o
78,993 confirmed cases
o
11,569 critical condition
o
2,470 reported deaths (all in China except 8 Iran, 6 S Korea, 3 Cruise
Ship, 3 Italy, 2 HK, 1 each in Japan Taiwan France Philippines)
- Scott – is engaged to a wonderful Christian woman and
they plan to get married in March.
Hopefully she can help inspire him to seek the Lord once again. Please continue to pray he seeks the
Lord for himself and his children.
- Baby Jolie– 11
months old with meningitis and kidney failure. Has been on dialysis and a respirator. Her breathing tube now removed, and she
is out of Intensive care. However,
they still MAY HAVE TO AMPUTATE her leg.
Please continue to pray her leg will be saved, her health carers to
have wisdom and compassion, her parents to have patience and peace and
that the Lord provides a miracle of healing for this child. Family so grateful for all the prayers.
- Savannah – 15-year-old granddaughter of Cliff and Beth, diagnosed with a difficult-to-treat,
psychological disorder with potential serious consequences. New meds seem to be helping. She has a long recover ahead, but there
is progress with this brain injury.
Pray for her attitude, wisdom for her health carers, patience for
her parents and complete healing.
- USA President Donald Trump – It is our responsibility as Christians to
remember God has a plan through this man. If you doubt the importance of his
appointment, just look at how much antagonism there is against him. Surely Satan is NOT happy and means to
thwart God’s plan. Pray someone
helps President Trump understand the true meaning of a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ, that he will have a driving hunger to read
God’s Word for himself and that God sends a Bible-believing Christian to
regularly disciple him in the Truth and that God shuts the mouths of the
false prophets who circle around him.
- Fred – is making plans to move from California to Tennessee in the first
quarter of 2020. Pray for his wise
attention to details and stamina as he makes this life change.
- Tracey – Pray Tracey finds a new role to satisfy her and allow her to grow
and share her skills and wisdom.
- Me – The Lord has provided me with a short, 4-week project that seems to be delayed. Thank you for praying. Please pray He finds a way for my laptop
to be fixed soon (if you receive the email version with the full prayer
list, the formatting is different (sorry).
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