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

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God Will Provide

In Genesis 22, Abraham faces a horrifying choice. God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac.

Put yourself in Abraham’s shoes. The God you know, the God you love, the God who has been with you and for you your entire life is now asking you to do something almost too terrible to imagine. What do you do?

Abraham simply obeys. The author of Hebrews tells us that Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son because he believed God would keep his promise – even if that meant raising Isaac from the dead.

God ultimately provides a substitute. He stops Abraham and instead provides a ram to be sacrificed – which causes Abraham to name the mountain “the LORD will provide.”

This story shows something that’s always true about God. When God asks us to sacrifice something, He provides everything necessary for our obedience. The LORD will provide.

Today’s reading: Genesis 18-20
This week’s reading:  Genesis 3-23