He wandered through hostile territory without body armor,
without drones,
without night vision, or an army.
The God of the Angel Armies was with Him.
He had his son (finally) so that the promise God made to make him into a great nation would be fulfilled then God asks him to sacrifice him. But God does what only God can do and all ends well.
Then years pass and the little boy of the promise grows up. This kid was going to father a great nation, a multitude of people that could not be counted!
From him would come a King whose line would always sit upon the throne!
Nations would bow out and yield their lands to his sword!
And before she can see any of it, his mother dies. Away from her family, her land, her tribe. Abraham is left with nothing but God.
But as my kids bible reminds us: God + Nothing = Everything
Yet this man's heart was heavy. His wife was gone, the one who dreamed dreams with him.
Now I am sure that Abraham and Sara shared the stories of the promise with their son over and over. Every kid asks why.
Why are we here?
Why is our clan so far away?
Why do we act so differently?
Why are you so old?
Why can't I marry that cute girl from town?
The old lie could have easily poisoned his heart now
..."did God really say?". Yes, God really said.
God proved is steadfast love. Time and time and time again.
God comforted Abraham in his old age with a tomb for his wife and a wife for his son.
He could close his eyes in peace.
Many, many, many years later a man named Simeon would get the same comfort in his heart.
This man held the child of the promise.
This child would be sacrificed.
He was the Lamb of God.
He held in his hands the steadfast love of God, Jesus.
He is King of realms we cannot see;
He commands the elemental forces of nature of wind and water.
He commands dark forces of demons.
He commands all matters of sickness.
He commands over death.
I pass this onto you.
The steadfast love of God endures for ever.
His promise is his promise. I know that for a fact
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