This is our God (4) Genesis 22:7-8 KJV [7] And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? 8] And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. God will provide Himself..This phrase captures the very heart of God. He will not ask to be pleased by our gifts . Rather His gifts are for His pleasure. At the very heart of redemption is the sacrifice of Jesus. At the baptism of John, God expresses His pleasure. His perfect will. Matthew 3:17 KJV [17] And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. He is well pleased in His sacrifice. His Son. His manifestation. Hence John puts it simply. John 1:29 KJV [29] The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. He is Jehovahs Lamb. God made flesh to be the sacrifice for sins. He never desires(d) offerings from us to justify us. For the prophets had spoken. Psalm 40:6 KJV [6] Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. All the offerings of yore never could do. Hebrews 10:1,4,11 KJV [1] For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. 4] For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. 11] And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: All the animal offerings, seed offerings, tithes and the likes brought no perfection. They Had not His pleasure. But wait ? Does this imply a God so difficult to please ? Arent we doomed? No we are not . For Jesus had clearly told us... John 3:16 KJV [16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. God will offer to God all that will save and justify us. This is the crux of redemption . The very heart of salvation . Abraham knew this. John 8:56 KJV [56] Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it , and was glad. And He acted on Gods promise to actualize every detail by Himself. Hebrews 6:13 KJV [13] For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, For all His promises were personal commitments not requirements for Abram or any man to accomplish 2 Corinthians 1:20 KJV [20] For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. All the promises are in Him fulfilled. Romans 15:8 KJV [8] Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: He fulfils the covenant. His covenant. All by Himself. We are not covenant responders or actualizers. We are receivers. Galatians 3:16-17 KJV [16] Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. 17] And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. Theres not a single demand for performance. The Performer is God in Christ. Abraham saw this and acted on it. By faith. Hebrews 11:17-19 KJV [17] By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son , 18] Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: 19] Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. God was(is) able. Not Abraham . He only received . Faith receives What God has Done. What He did in Christ. God is already pleased in His Son, When we are in Him. He accepts us. He is just as pleased. Ephesians 1:5-6 KJV [5] Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6] To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. Accepted means He is pleased with us. The beloved here refers to His Son, Jesus. Hebrews 11:6 KJV [6] But without faith it is impossible to please him : for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Before we go looking for faith to please Him. The writer calms our restlessness . Hebrews 12:2 KJV [2] Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Jesus authors and perfects faith for us and to us. He gives us His faith . Romans 10:17 KJV [17] So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. When we hear His Word. We believe. We receive. Faith doesnt come from us to God in order to please Him. Its His gift to us, when we accept it, its work in us is believing. Ephesians 2:8 KJV [8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Grace thru faith is His gift. For We have nothing to offer or add to what God himself has offered and done. Deuteronomy 32:4 KJV [4] He is the Rock, his work is perfect... We mustnt be blackmailed into performers . We are believers . Just like Abraham ,we are receivers . Romans 4:16,20-25 KJV [16] Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, 20] He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21] And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22] And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. [23] Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; 24] But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; [25] Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. God is the performer , we are the believers,the receivers .He gives to us anything He requires. This is our God! Have a blessed weekend! Jesus is Lord, We win!
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