The Cross Put God All In – Part 1 – Crimson Cord #27




Crimson Cord (Jim Caso) show

Summary: If you were stranded on a desert island, and you could have 1 book, what book would you choose? What if you had to choose only 1 chapter, from 1 book, to keep with you on the island? What chapter, from which book would you choose? If you choose the Bible, which chapter from which book of the Bible would you choose? My choice would be chapter 22 of Genesis. The story of God asking Abraham to sacrifice his only son Isaac; Genesis 22:1-14 The Hebrews writer saw the similarities between Abraham & Isaac, and God & Jesus; Heb 11:17-19 v.1 - Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham; The Hebrew word for test here means to prove... v.2 - He said, "Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac; Is God just pounding that nail? 1) Your Son - (Mind) mental recognition... 2) Your Only Son - "only" means "joined to", placed his hopes in (Strength, where his future power lies)... 3) Whom You Love - deep affection (Heart)... 4) Isaac - the one promised (Soul)   Luke 10:27 Isaac was established to "Prove" Abraham, just as Jesus was established to "Prove" God... to the world. v.2 - Go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you; Moriah comes from a word which means "to see"... God was establishing something with this event for all to see... Mount Gihon, is the mountain the Abraham on which probably built his altar to sacrifice Isaac. Gihon  would come to be called Calvary, the hill where Jesus was crucified. v3 - Abraham is all in, but so is Isaac, without knowing it; Abraham's life was teaching exercise about redemption... * Abraham moved his family to Egypt because of famine and Sarah redeemed his life from the Egyptians; Gen 12:10-20 *Abraham was the Redeemer of all that Sodom had lost; Gen 14:11-24 * Abraham bargained with God for the Redemption Sodom; Gen 18:20-33 Now Abraham would learn the true cost of redemption... * Isaac was a promised son... Jesus was the promised Messiah, the son of God... * Isaac was born miraculously... Jesus was born miraculously... * Abraham was asked to sacrifice his beloved Son... God did sacrifice His beloved Son... * Isaac and Christ were both brought to the same hill to be sacrificed...  How is the theology of this chapter in Abraham's life practically relevant to us? 1. The Cross Put God ALL IN; God wanted the us to see that the sacrifice of Christ on a cross on Mt Calvary wasn't simple or easy, but it was a cost He was willing to pay to prove He was all in for our redemption. Redemption is about the thing being redeemed, it's about the Redeemer... 2. The Cross Put Christ ALL IN; Christ like Isaac, was a lamb lead to the slaughter, He was willing to give up His life obediently, because like Isaac, He was all in also for our redemption... 3. The Cross Put Us ALL IN Together; None of this is easy... it's not simple... it's not without difficult choices... it's not always a smooth road... and some days are not without its agony and heartbreak... But God will always provide for what we need. He will provide for us because His love for us is so great that He allowed His son, His only son, whom He loved, Jesus, to be crucified for our Redemption...