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  • Scriptures Study – Genesis 22

    Today I reread Genesis 22 and had an “Ah-Ha” moment I wanted to share.

    If you’re reading this chapter for the first time, you might feel the same shock I once did. I remember thinking, “What kind of craziness is this? Why would God ask an elderly man to sacrifice his only son just to ‘test’ his faith? And if God is all-knowing, why even test Abraham – wouldn’t He already know his heart?”


    Right?

    Let’s look at a few scriptures from Genesis 22.

    Genesis 22:2

    “Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love – Isaac – and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”

    Genesis 22:6

    “Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife.”

    Genesis 22:7 -8

    “Issac spoke up and said to his father Abraham […] “The first and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” Abraham answered, ” God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.

    Genesis 22:9

    “When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.”

    And then of course, the Angel called out to him and stopped Him.

    Now, if you’ve read the Gospels and understood the meaning behind it, the whole scene might start to sound familiar in a different way. Try replacing Isaac with Jesus, and Abraham with God Himself. That’s my “Ah-ha” moment.

    In Genesis 22, God asks Abraham to offer his beloved son – the son of promise – as a sacrifice. It feels unthinkable… until we remember that this is exactly what God would one day do Himself. 

    John 3:16

    “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son…”

    Abraham was asked to surrender what was most precious to him, but in the Gospels, God actually gives up His only Son for the salvation of the world. Isaac carries the wood for his own sacrifice up the mountain; Jesus carries the cross. Abraham tells Isaac, “God Himself will provide the lamb,” and centuries later, God fulfills that very promise through Christ, the true Lamb of God.

    John 1:29

    “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

    The story of Abraham and Isaac is a prophetic picture pointing forward to the greater sacrifice God would make out of love for us.

    But why did God have to test Abraham? God tested Abraham not because He was unsure about Abraham’s loyalty to Him, but to reveal and strengthen Abraham’s faith.

    1 Peter 1:6–7

    “You have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith – more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire – may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

    Great faith grows through great testing. Abraham showed his faith by valuing God above the very gifts God had blessed him with. He truly deserves the title “Father of faith.”

    As you think about this story, I hope it reminds you that God doesn’t just ask us to trust Him, but he has already shown His love for us through Jesus. I hope that truth would draw you a little closer to the One who provided the Lamb.

  • “Praise The Lord”

    Yesterday, I went to help out at my husband’s work seminar. When the event ended and I started packing up, one of the attendees noticed me struggling with a heavy projector screen and offered to help carry it to my car — such a kind and unexpected gesture.

    As we got to the car, he glanced at my license plate and said, “Christian. ” It took me a second to realize he was reading at the frame around it that says “PRAISE THE LORD.”

    After he went back inside, I looked at that old frame again. It’s yellowed with age, but it still made me smile because of the story it carries.

    Many years ago, my mother got into a minor car accident and took her car to a shop for repairs. The shop owner must have replaced her license plate frame without mentioning it. My mom worships ancestors and traditional Chinese gods; she doesn’t believe in Christ. So you can imagine my shock the first time I saw her driving around with a license plate frame that said “HALLELUJAH PRAISE THE LORD .”

    Years later, she gave that car to me. I eventually upgraded to a newer model but decided to keep the same license plate frame as a keepsake. And by coincidence, or perhaps not, my new license plate begins with the letters “LRD.”

    Sometimes, God leaves little reminders of His presence in the most ordinary places. And as I look back at my life over the past several years, I truly have to PRAISE THE LORD  for His everlasting love, faithfulness, and abundant blessings !!!

    Psalm 121:8

    “ The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”

    Friends, God is not only present during big, spiritual moments, but also in the ordinary routines of life. His watchful presence covers today, tomorrow, and eternity.

  • When Darkness Drew Me Closer to the Light

    It’s been one month.


    When I first found out about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, I felt a sadness I couldn’t explain. It felt strange to grieve so deeply for someone I had never met – someone I only watched through social media, but whose actions had inspired me since 2020. Charlie’s boldness and his faith had often reminded me that truth still mattered in a society filled with twisted cultural trends.

    And now, he was gone. What kind of world have we become?

    What happened to Charlie was more than a political battle, but a wake-up call that the spiritual battle we’re all living in is REAL. Evil exists, but so does the power that stands against it !!!  His passing somehow stirred up something inside me – a strong desire to get closer to God and to be used as His vessel.

    It’s quite a shame to admit that until that moment, I hadn’t noticed how spiritual “dull” I had became. My days had been crowded with house chores, mom-duties, schedules, and distractions. For years, I was just going through the motion of Christianity without spiritual engagement.

    I prayed every night, but mostly out of habit.

    I served in church, but mainly out of a sense of duty.

    I had not touched my bible for months because I was too occupied with other books I wanted to read.

    In the days that followed I started re-reading John from the New Testament because I needed comfort and truth.

    John 16:33


    “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” 

    Jesus never promised us a life without pain. He warned us that evil would persist, that injustice and suffering would remain as long as sin does. But He also promised victory through Him! 

    John 1:5

    “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

    I know the light still shines as I watched something incredible unfold. People across the world began to pray, to worship, to repent, to speak out. Charlie’s passing didn’t spark violence against another group of people, instead, it sparked a global revival of faith. What the enemy meant for harm, God was turning into good. He was turning millions of lost souls back to Him.

    As believers, we have to hold tightly to our faith. Satan will try to tempt us with hate or doubt. But now more than ever, we must live with love, courage, and conviction.