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THE HEART!

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“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”           Genesis 22:12 NIV

 

The Lord accepted the sacrifice of Abraham’s heart. It is always the willingness, the surrender of the heart that makes the offering of a sacrifice acceptable to the Lord. The Lord is after our heart, not the sacrifice. Our hearts must reach out to the Lord before we lay a sacrifice before Him. Hear these words from 1 Samuel 15:22 “But Samuel replied: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.” The words of David in Psalm 51:16-17, “You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.” In response to Abraham’s obedience the Lord gave Abraham a ram to offer as a substitute for Isaac (verse 13). Abraham in response to the Lord’s provision worshipped Him and memorialized the place forever (verse 14). He named the place the mountain of the LORD, Jehovah-Jireh. The Hebrew means the LORD provides. And provide He did! The LORD met Abraham’s need: He gave Abraham a substitute sacrifice instead of his son. Have we grasped that the Lord has never changed, and He never will. What He did for Abraham, He has done for us in His one and only begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Saviour and Lord. The Lord has provided and will provide for you.

 

PRAYER THOUGHT

Lord, help us grasp how You have provided for us in every way.

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Lord, You never change, You are the same forever, and as You provided for Abraham, as He gave his heart to You, You will do the same for us. Thank You! AMEN

 

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Matthew 25:14-30

 

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