A Good Friday Message: My Only Son
Scott Maze
Genesis 22:1-19
Today, we ''place a bow'' on our series on Abraham: The Story of God's Promise. On a personal note, I have learned so much from this 9-week series. It has impacted my life in ways I cannot really comprehend at this point.
Abraham's son, the Promised Son, has finally been brought into this world - Abraham waited 25 years for this to take place. Abraham, Sara, and Isaac, are now one, big happy family. But danger lurks just around the corner. At the moment we might think we could write the words, ''They lived happily ever after...'', God purposefully moves Abraham into the severest test possible. No happily ever after here because the Bible tells us, ''Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted...'' (2 Timothy 3:12). There's never a time this side of Heaven that we can anticipate a smooth and easy road beneath our feet, my believing friends.
Now, you can hardly read this without tears. I think you'll agree that few biblical stories bring out the raw emotions of today's story. Find Genesis 22 with me and put a bookmark in Hebrews 11 as well. There are really two parts to our story: you see the first part in verses 2-10 and the second part in verses 11-19.
At times, Abraham seems to be coolly detached throughout the story, which makes us question him. And if we question Abraham, most of us would surely wonder what kind of God asks people to sacrifice others.
Today's Scripture
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, ''Abraham!'' And he said, ''Here I am.'' 2 He said, ''Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.'' 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went t ...
Scott Maze
Genesis 22:1-19
Today, we ''place a bow'' on our series on Abraham: The Story of God's Promise. On a personal note, I have learned so much from this 9-week series. It has impacted my life in ways I cannot really comprehend at this point.
Abraham's son, the Promised Son, has finally been brought into this world - Abraham waited 25 years for this to take place. Abraham, Sara, and Isaac, are now one, big happy family. But danger lurks just around the corner. At the moment we might think we could write the words, ''They lived happily ever after...'', God purposefully moves Abraham into the severest test possible. No happily ever after here because the Bible tells us, ''Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted...'' (2 Timothy 3:12). There's never a time this side of Heaven that we can anticipate a smooth and easy road beneath our feet, my believing friends.
Now, you can hardly read this without tears. I think you'll agree that few biblical stories bring out the raw emotions of today's story. Find Genesis 22 with me and put a bookmark in Hebrews 11 as well. There are really two parts to our story: you see the first part in verses 2-10 and the second part in verses 11-19.
At times, Abraham seems to be coolly detached throughout the story, which makes us question him. And if we question Abraham, most of us would surely wonder what kind of God asks people to sacrifice others.
Today's Scripture
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, ''Abraham!'' And he said, ''Here I am.'' 2 He said, ''Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.'' 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went t ...
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