Summary: In Genesis 22, there's promise and transformation that is meant for all to see through the test God gave Abraham. Gen 22:4-5 Abraham and Isaac traveled for 3 days... Jesus was in His tomb for 3 days... Abraham and Isaac would return... Jesus returned to His disciples... Gen 22:6-8 The wood for the sacrifice was laid on the back of Isaac... the wood of the cross was laid on the back of Jesus.. * Jn 6:53 Abraham never left his son... God never left Jesus... God never leaves us... Gen 22:9-13 Abraham built the altar and arranged the wood for the sacrifice... God plans the events and arranges the circumstances, but it's still up to us to make our own decisions for our life. God has a plan for us, and the events and circumstances of our lives may be ordained... but our decisions about how we deal with those events and circumstances are ours to make... Isaac was tied up and placed on the wood on the altar... Jesus was tied to the cross... Isaac's life was in his father's hands... the life of Jesus was in His Father's hands... Isaac was Saved... We are saved through Christ... Did Abraham see this ram that was caught in the thicket by faith? Did Abraham have a prophetic vision of the lamb of God that would die for all? Gen 22:14 In the mount of the LORD it will be provided." - On this hill same hill God provided our redemption and salvation through the sacrifice of Christ... Heb 11:17-19 Like Isaac, Christ was the sacrifice for the many children of God... John 11:49-52 When we truly encounter Salvation, like Abraham and Isaac, we are never the same again. We become something different, we are made anew. This is why the Apostle Paul writes in Gal 2:20; When God raised Christ from the dead, we became alive with Him through His love for us, by faith in Him. When Abraham received Isaac back, he also received his own life anew. So, even though Easter is about the resurrection of Jesus, it's also about our own resurrection to a new life in Him. Easter is a celebration of our resurrection. So like Abraham, today, let us Raise our eyes, and see our new resurrected life in Christ... Special Announcement: Patty Felker of "Noteworthy Christian Music" contacted me and asked if Crimson Cord could feature a song from her recording company entitled "His Hands". If you go to the sidebar and click on the image for "Noteworthy Christian Music" it will take you to a YouTube video of the song "His Hands". You can also click on the "Noteworthy Christian Music" link about and you can listen to some of their other songs. We should always support one another in our efforts to get the message of Christ out to a world that is in desperate need of Salvation. Thank you Patty for your service to Christ.
