For God So Loved You That He Would Clothe Himself In Flesh And Become The Perfect Sacrifice So That You Could Be Saved Too! - Part 1701

In the scriptures, Abraham is named as being the father of the faithful, a title bestowed upon him simply because he exercised faith in God. Also important to note (in contrast to the time in which we live) Abraham had a somewhat darkened understanding of God. Abraham, being one of Adam’s prone to sin offspring was subject to a dying soul like all  of Adam's offspring. However, because Abraham exercised faith toward God, his exercising faith toward God was accredited to him as righteousness. This is important to understand,because Abraham was called a friend of God.

Moreover, the example of Abraham can be translated in the same way for you and I who are searching for His peace and joy that was intended from the very beginning. In that context, God has revealed that the day in which you and I seek Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength, then, in that very day, you will commence upon your journey of faith, a faith which will entice your spirit to advance and obtain more enlightenment. But we are jumping ahead here!

Abraham's son Isaac was born when Abraham was 100 years old. Sarah was beyond the time of reproduction also -- being 90 years old. But when God promises that an event will come to pass, it will. And herein, God had promised that Abraham.through Sarah would have a son. Needless to say, Abraham delighted in their offspring. God had promised Abraham that he and Sarah would have a son and as such, the promise was not to be curtailed. For as God already knew, the promise embraced future events -- events that surely Abraham’s mind would require time to process.

Further, God had promised that in Abraham and in His SEED would all the nations of the earth be blessed. Isaac was a product of Abraham and Sarah's natural seed. But another SEED was spoken of, which SEED would enable all peoples, and nations of people, to be blessed. God had said to Abraham that this other SEED would produce more children than there are particles of sand, and similarly, number more than the stars of heaven.

God had to enable Abraham to be enlightened. So Abraham takes his son Isaac to sacrifice to God. As we read in the scriptures, Abraham builds an alter. Isaac watching this unfold ponders within his mind the question of where the offering would be? Still, Abraham in his belief in God knows that God will provide a sacrifice (or whatever other needs might arise) at the right time. Abraham puts Isaac on the alter, securing him to the alter. Abraham then takes a knife in his hand and raises the knife over his son Isaac. At this point, it looks like Abraham is about to thrust the blade into Isaac. Suddenly, a MEE or a BAH is heard.

Talk about a death threat or an honour killing or even someone killing another and thereby thinking that they are doing God a service. Is this weird or what? God has repeatedly said, "Sacrifice and offerings" -- I want nothing to do with. Away with them because now a body have I prepared for Myself. God Himself would become the perfect sacrifice in the fullness of times which we have the advantage of knowing in Jesus. But Abraham could only trust in God, knowing that He is the author of the all in all. (Note that we having the advantage of the full gospel of salvation can attest that the God in which we worship is both Author and Finisher of the all in all. But I digress!)

The ram caught of God in the thicket declares that God will provide a sacrifice. God did not sacrifice someone else. God sacrificed Himself as a SON. The SEED in which all people and nations of the earth would be blessed is the SEED of God's holy Spirit. Therefore, God knew that He would say to Abraham -- do your son no harm.

Why? Because God is love. He is the creator of love, and we are made in His image. It is for this reason that we can know that God does not rejoice over the death of Adam’s sin prone race. For it is written, that like as the children were made partakers of flesh and blood, God Himself took part of the same. The blood in JESUS' veins was the blood of His precious holy Spirit..

JESUS, God manifest in the flesh sacrificed Himself. Therefore, there is no more sacrifice for sin. The only atonement for sin can be found in the blood of Jesus, shed on the cross for you and I. No earthly/religious priest can forgive you of sin, because our Lord God and Saviour Jesus the Christ paid that price once and for all.

This is why Abraham looked and saw that God provided the sacrifice then. we can know that God laid down His life once and for ALL who believe. As a consequence, there is no more sacrifice!

"For God so loved the world ..." (John 3:16)

Don't miss His precious gift of salvation. Repent and be water baptized in the precious Name of our Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins/and the answer of a good conscience toward God, so that you too can receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. God our Saviour living within our hearts so that we in Him can rejoice for evermore.

Stand in the offering plate.