So, Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.” Genesis 22:14 NIV
Isaac carried the wood upon which he was to be laid as a sacrifice; Christ carried the cross upon which He was to be hung as the sacrifice for the sins of the world. Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice upon Mt. Moriah, the very mountain upon which Jerusalem was built (2 Chronicles 3:1). Our heavenly Father offered up His one and only Son, Jesus Christ on Calvary, right outside Jerusalem, upon the very same mountain ridge or range where Isaac was offered. This tells us why He had Abraham travel three days to offer Isaac on Mt. Moriah. The offering of Isaac was planned by Him to be a type of His offering of His one and only Son. Abraham called Mt. Moriah Jehovah-Jireh, “the Lord will provide.” God provided a substitutionary sacrifice for Abraham. Our Heavenly Father has provided a substitutionary sacrifice for us in the Lord Jesus Christ. As Isaac faced the consuming fire; Jesus Christ has borne the consuming fire of the Lord’s holiness and judgment against sin. Abraham received the great joy of God’s promise because he willingly sacrificed his will to the Lord’s will. Our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ experienced the fulfilment of His joy because He totally surrendered His will to Father’s will and sacrificed Himself for the sins of the world. As Hebrews reminds us, “fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before Him He endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord Jesus Christ, thank You for carrying our sins through Your Cross.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord Jesus, thank You, as You carried Your cross to Calvary, You carried our sins, the sins of humanity, that we would experience the full provision from Your Father, through the power and ministry of the Holy Spirit. AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
Job 1:13-22
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