Sun 9:30a Class; 10:30a Worship; 11:35a Communion
Bible Bites
Thank God for the Mountaintops
“Now Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in every way.” (Genesis 24:1)
It seems to me that Abraham had an awfully unstable life with a lot of uncertainties and heartache. He had lost a brother, moved away from the other brother, lost a father, and watched a cherished nephew head out to live in Sodom & Gomorrah – I would imagine that would bring some handwringing and trepidation with it.
His son, Ishmael, left home under some tense circumstances, and his son, Isaac, the child he spent years of his life aching for, he almost lost on a mountaintop.
But that mountaintop is exactly why Abraham was a blessed man in every way. When it looked like Isaac would be lost, God provided a ram instead. Abraham called that mount, “The Lord Will Provide” (Genesis 22:14)
That phrase is exactly how you could sum up all of Abraham’s problems.
Need an heir? The Lord will provide.
Worried about your nephew? The Lord will provide.
What about an inheritance and a future? The Lord will provide.
Every day of our lives holds uncertainties. We have needs that we aren’t sure how to meet and we have more problems than solutions. Most of us, if we knew the troubles we were going to face in years ahead probably wouldn’t feel like getting out of bed in the morning.
The answer to all these unknowns is the God who provides. He is the known factor in a lifetime of mysteries. You and I don’t need all the solutions, and we are better off not knowing the whole road ahead anyways. This is why Jesus said,
"So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (Matthew 6:34)
Life is full of surprises, but the person that faces those trials one at a time and simply climbs each mountain as they come will always find God’s provision at the top. Abraham didn’t know how God would provide, he just knew the next mountain to climb and that it would all work out in the end.
Those mountains in our life represent all the times we didn’t know what we needed, but God was providing a better path. He uses those mountains to do more than just give us what we need, He uses them to make us what we need to become.
Thank God for the mountaintops.
