A Ram In A Bush by Gene McGuire (Saturday, November 3, 2007)
“And Abraham said, ‘My son, God will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering’; so they went both of them together. And 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.” Genesis 22:8, 14
COMMENT:Each morning, If God were to whisper into your ear everything that will happen that day, would you be happy with that arrangement? Well, I don’t know how you feel, but I think this would lead to a very boring existence. To me, it is so much better to put my life in the hands of My Heavenly Father, anticipating the wondrous things he will bring about daily. For instance, in our Lead Scripture, God had a ram caught in a thicket at the place where He had commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac.The ram became the substitute sacrifice. Abraham named that place Jehovah-jireh (jeh-ho-vaw’ yir-eh’), the God who sees and the God who provides. Each day He goes before us and gives us favor with people and circumstances. I don’t want to miss out on the excitement and anticipation. I yearn to see how God will bless me and how He will use me to bless others. What do you think?
SCRIPTURE STUDY: Isaiah 40:31, Habakkuk. 3:19 and Romans 8:31
WISE SONG LYRICS: NO MATTER THE STORMS THAT COME MY WAY. NO MATTER THE TRIALS I MAY FACE. YOU PROMISED THAT YOU WOULD SEE ME THROUGH, SO I WILL TRUST IN YOU.
