Scriptures: Genesis 22:9-12
9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11 And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11 And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Apostle-Elect Lewis Fisher, Jr began speaking to the congregation about Abraham. He reminded us that Abraham had to make critical decisions in his life that led to seven separations. Apostle spoke to us today about the seventh separation. This was Abraham’s son Isaac. In the seventh separation, God reveals himself to Abraham based upon his obedience to separate from the son of his love. He asked us the question; Would you rather have “The Promise of God” or “The God of the Promise?” Isaac was the son of the promise. In other words, God had promised Abraham a son. God asked Abraham to offer his only son as a sacrifice. Abraham would withhold nothing from God, not even his son because he loved the God of the promise more. An angel of the Lord called out to Abraham and told him to stop. God knew at that point that he fears him. God provided a ram for sacrifice. This place became known as Jehovah Jireh, “The Lord will see, the Lord will provide.” We know today because he is our Jehovah Jireh. He is the one and only provider. We must hold on to our faith and seek the giver of the promises, who is God.
