God Who Provides

Under ConstructionGod Who ProvidesGenesis 22 - Looking at the story of Abraham and Isaac. God doesn’t compete with our idols or with anything that we might love more than Him. He knows that there is nothing in this life, even the things He has blessed us with, that will give us what we need. God is our source of life and He has provided HIMSELF to us.Isaac was a gift to Abraham and Sarah, but he was not to be their everything. God wouldn’t let His gifts compete with His presence. Abraham was continually learning to lay down his plans and things he was treating as most important, to see God as faithful. God’s provision for Abraham at the altar, was a pointer forward to what Jesus would eventually do.Taking it to Jesus - In the midst of all our idol or gift worshipping, there is nothing more important than the presence of God in our life. God didn’t just provide for Abraham’s specific instance, in Christ, He provided for ours. We all have chased blessings over the ONE WHO IS THE BLESSER. We have all loved the gifts God gives over the ONE WHO GIVES THE GIFTS. God provided for us because we’ve missed it. Through Jesus, God showed us the provision we need AND displayed The Provider.