Blessings from Above ☝️ Abraham, Seeing the Redeemer through your Greatest Trial

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Blessings from Above ☝️ Abraham, Seeing the Redeemer through your Greatest TrialBy Pastor and Mrs ChifambaSOMETIMES IT TAKES GREAT TRIALS TO TURN OUR EYES TO OUR REDEEMERPsalm 119:71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.Isaiah 45:22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.Hebrews 11:18-19By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: 19Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. Genesis 22:11-14And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12And 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. 13And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah–jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.John 8:54-56Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: 55Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. 56Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. THE PLAN OF SALVATION BECAME CRYSTAL CLEAR TO ABRAHAM WHEN INSTEAD OF KILLING HIS SON HE SLEW THE LAMB PROVIDED BY GOD ON THE MOUNTAIN.Luke 23:33And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. Isaiah 53:5-7But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. John 1:29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 1 Peter 1:18-19Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spotSONG Jesus Paid It AllI hear the Savior say,“Thy strength indeed is small;Child of weakness, watch and pray,Find in Me thine all in all.”RefrainJesus paid it all,All to Him I owe;Sin had left a crimson stain,He washed it white as snow.2Lord, now indeed I findThy power and Thine alone,Can change the leper’s spotsAnd melt the heart of stone.3Since nothing good have IWhereby Thy grace to claim,I’ll wash my garments whiteIn the blood of Calv’ry’s Lamb.4And when before the throneI stand in Him complete,I’ll lay my trophies downAll down at Jesus’ feet.

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