FRIDAY - 26TH NOVEMBER, 2021
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO
WHERE IS THE LAMB FOR SACRIFICE?
READ Genesis 22:1-17
Genesis 22:7-8, KJV
"7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together."
Trusting God for provision is real. You can trust God for your needs to be met. For rent to be paid or for you to even obtain any material thing. Just mention the need. In today's reading, Isaac asked the father where the lamb is. Other things needed for sacrifice is at hand but one thing is lacking. Where's the lamb? He might have uttered it out of innocence that he's the lamb but his question is actually what many followers are asking their leaders, what children are asking their parents, what wives are asking their husbands and what associate pastors are asking their set man. They are asking, "sir, where is this and that?" The wife is saying, "My dear, where's their school fees? The given deadline is here. Hope disgrace and disappointment isn't here?" After checking round, inspecting and seeing not even a shadow of what should be on ground, Isaac drew close to the main man and ask, "where's the lamb for sacrifice?" All of us will one day get to a place where things may not quickly add up. A place where what we need won't be on ground. A place where we'll still be making search. A place where an avenue is being made for God to be glorified and for us to exercise faith while finally experiencing a miracle. Things later added up for Abraham because a ram indeed appeared and Isaac wasn't sacrificed. Meanwhile before then, he knew nothing of what God was up to except that God could raise Isaac from the dead since the promise of being a father of multitude shall be fulfilled through his own given seed - Isaac in this wise. Before then, there was suspense in the air.
Hebrews 11:17-19, KJV
"17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 11:18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: 11:19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure."
Abraham told Isaac, "the Lord will provide." Many of us might have said this word casually without meaning it but to deflect further enquiries of those who needed assurance. Meanwhile, when Abraham uttered it, he was accounting God to sincerely offer a way of escape. Only that God offered the one he didn't think about. Brethren, exercise faith. Believe that God will provide even in tight of tight corners. It was bad for Abraham that his boy could see all other ingredients without the major. A little boy was asking an old man where provision would come from. All that is needed and which appears to the eyes are readily available but where's the lamb? Look, what is lamb to you on which those who depend on God through you have been enquiring will not be delayed. It will be released and reach unhindered. Those of you with the contemplation of where provision of this or that will come from, God do attend even to emergencies.
PRAYER: Lord, I receive tight corner miracles. God will assuredly provide. How He'll do it, I don't know but He will provide.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Daniel 1:1-2:23, 1 Peter 3:8-4:6, Psalm 119:65-80, Proverbs 28:14
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