![]() And Abraham said, my son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. (Genesis 22:8) The sixth sign of faith that works is that it leans. Early one morning, Abraham gathered his son, his servants and his supplies for a trip to Mt. Moriah. According to the instructions he had been given by God, Abraham was to slay his son Isaac there on the mountain. He left his servants at the foot of the mountain with these words: "I and the lad will go yonder and worship and return to you again." As they made their way up the mountain, Abraham's son noticed something strange. He knew that they were going to make a sacrifice, but he did not see the sacrificial lamb. He said to his father: "Behold the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" To this Abraham replied: "My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering." Was Abraham deceiving his son Isaac? Was he lying to himself? Or, was he simply expressing another of the signs of faith that works? That is, it leans on the Lord! God knew that He had promised Abraham a great lineage. God knew that Isaac represented that lineage. God also knew that killing Isaac would also kill the promise. So did Abraham. Still, at this moment, this man of faith understood that he had to lean on the Lord to work it out. The son asked: "Where is the lamb?" and the father's answer was: "The Lord will provide it." And He did! Faith that works leans on God when His command appears to contradict His promise. Faith that works leans on God when all around its soul gives way. Faith that works leans on God when trials, trouble and tribulation attempts to trip it. Faith that works leans on God when it needs a shoulder to cry on. Faith that works leans on God when the weight of the world seems to lean on it. Faith that works leans on God and sings: "My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus name. On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand. All other ground is sinking sand." Pastor Benjamin Morris🙏🏽
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