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Just Thinking Out Loud:

In considering what my relationship with God should look like, I ask myself if what I believe is because that's what the Church teaches or if what I believe is because that's what the Bible teaches, and if and how those two things might be divergent.

TRUST GOD’S PROVISION

VERSE: “And Isaac said to his father Abraham, ‘My father!’ And he said, ‘Here I am, my son.’ He said, ‘Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?’” (Genesis 22:7)

EXPOSITION: Abraham and Isaac were alone now as they walked toward the place of sacrifice. Along the way, Isaac had a question. He’d been taking inventory of the items they were carrying and noticed something was missing. He couldn’t understand how his father could have forgotten the lamb for the sacrifice. This no doubt seemed to Isaac to be a glaring omission! If we’re honest, there are times in our own lives when we don’t understand what our Father is doing. Perhaps we are diagnosed with a terrible illness, or we lose the security of a job, or our spouse gives up and leaves us, or our children walk away from God, or any other number of things. Something seems to be missing and we wonder if God has forgotten us. It is in times like these that we must remember that our Father is walking with us. Just as Isaac sought an answer from his father, we can seek an answer from our Father as well. And just like Isaac, we must trust that God knows what he is doing and will provide what is needed in his timing.

ACTION POINT: Be honest with God about your questions and trust his provision.