Abraham's Role In Real Love

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Abraham helps us to see that Real Love may require you to do things that may be difficult, daunting and rather dangerous. Things that seem senseless, silly or that are so surreal, but we must trust Real Love and submit to His request knowing that He will always have our best interest at heart. So, when Real Love makes a request, that you do something that doesn’t make sense, don’t hesitate, second guess or attempt to rationalize it, just do it. Release your faith as Abraham released his faith declaring that he and the lad would return. Taking the wood for the burnt offering, Abraham put it on his son Isaac while he carried the fire and the knife. At some point along the journey, Isaac asked his father Abraham, where was the lamb for the …show more content…

“In this, the love of God was manifested toward us, that God sent His only begotten son into this world, that we might live through Him. This love, loved us even though we were unworthy and unappreciative by sending His son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins” (1st John 4:10). “The great problem with the fall is that we lose not only our vision of God’s (love) but also our relationship with God (love).” This love is an undeserved, unearned, unworked for love that we will never be able to fully comprehend or repay. Our debt compensated by Him who truly loves us!
Throughout time, Real Love has revealed himself to all who have been before and who have come after the Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and Israel’s sons. Moses and the children of Israel were made to understand through their journey from Egypt to the land of promise that providing is part of God's responsibility as King of King, as Father and as part of his character as the Loving God. Yahweh-Jireh (The Lord our Provider) is just who He …show more content…

But, when times became hard, and difficulty kicked in, he decided to flee. Now you are alone wondering how you’re going to make it. Real Love never forsakes you or leaves you with suspicion. He never leaves you hanging around or wondering if your situation with Him will ever get better or if you will come home to a cold, drab, an empty house. When times are good, and your life is full, He is there. In the most pressing and stressing times of your life, Real Love remains when everyone else has walked away, or your circle of friends has thinned out. His love is not activated based on your intelligence, waist or bust size. It is not measured or doled out based on your physique, biceps or curves. Whether your hair is thin, short, long, borrowed or purchased, gray, ball or falling out. Nor whether your teeth or loose, lost, broken, damaged, gone, chipped, cracked, artificial or partial, Real Love will be

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