“So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together.”
Genesis 22:6
The knife, the fire, and the wood are three things which lead to the Holy offering that God desired. Here we witness a sneak peek of what was to come just a few thousand years later on the same Mount between another Father and Son story.
On Mount Moriah we see Isaac laden with wood, while Abraham leads him up the mount to be offered as a sacrifice. He carried fire to consume Isaac entirely, and in the other hand a knife to spill his son’s blood as necessary for a sacrifice.
Fast forward with me a couple millennia, to when the Roman Empire was in power. There on what was once known as Mount Moriah, renamed Calvary, we see another Son shouldering some wood, in fact it was a cross. He was being led by His Father up the mount to be offered as a sacrifice as well. He was the pure and spotless lamb who would become the propitiation for mankind’s impending judgment. The fire in the hand of the Father isn’t a torch, but a fire of judgment and wrath which was poured out on the Son as He willingly received the penalty for our sins. The knife was now a spear as it drew blood from His side and the Son breathed His last and said, “It is finished!”
That’s it folks, the hereditary sin of mankind is finished only through the blood of Jesus Christ. Just as Isaac and Abraham were able to celebrate life instead of partaking in death, we too as the recipients of salvation can celebrate life through the blood of Jesus Christ without having to fear death, sin, and hell. Jesus Christ has paid the price and given us the opportunity to enjoy entrance into heaven as well as this wonderful gift of freedom and relationship with the Father, Almighty God.
As it is with any gift, it’s the recipient’s responsibility to receive it. So if you find yourself today in a position where you know that you have not yet received the free gift of salvation in Jesus Christ, what are you waiting for?
It’s available to anyone, go ahead and enjoy it!
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