Jehovahjireh

Dear brethren,

Today’s readings
Genesis 21-23; Psalm 107; Mark 8

Genesis 22:8
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

In this well known “test of faith” (which btw is really inappropriately translated as “tempt” since God does not tempt man, c.f. James 1:13), we read of how Abraham was able to put his unwavering trust in God.
In all likelihood, Abraham was really thinking about Isaac when he told his son God will provide a “lamb”. Indeed, that was a confidence that God had proven to Abraham over and over. That is true faith. Far from a “blind leap in the dark” but as the Hebrew writer puts it, the “evidence” of things not seen (Heb 11:1).

Again and again, we want to emphasize the fact that God has all the solutions! Wherefore He and He alone is worthy and qualified to make demands of us.
I have no doubt that Abraham struggled. Mind you, as great a man he was, Abraham was a human just like you and I.   He too had his own struggles and problems, as in the not one but two cases of trying to hide the identity of his wife (Gen 12,20).
And yet when the push came to the shove, Abraham passed with flying colours, because he was fully convinced that God will provide. And Abraham’s “prophecy” came true, when a ram suddenly appeared for his use.

Jehovehjireh indeed! The Lord will see to it (that’s what it literally means)! Fret not brethren! Whatever struggles we have, whatever challenges, whatever pain and suffering, God sees it all, knows it all and WILL see to it all! In this life and most assuredly and importantly, the life eternal to come.

PS: as an interesting “type”, God has provided the perfect lamb - Christ Jesus, to redeem us from our sins (Jhn 1:29). God be praised! (Psa 107:8,15,21,31)