Today's Advent Scripture Reading is Genesis 22:1-18

Thoughts:

1.) What is said to Abraham in verse 12:
'...now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

Does this mean that we will know when we are fearing the name of the Lord (Malachi 4 from y'day) when we are--like abraham--offering up to God that which is most precious to us? Oh God, give us grace and courage to "not withhold" any relationship, treasure, etc. from You.

2.) Abraham told his son that God would provide a lamb.
God provided a ram.

Does this mean that God will always provide (as Abraham wonderfully trusts) but that the WAY God provides for us is not what we anticipate?