Now I know...
"Now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from Me." - Genesis 22:12 [KJV] My soul, ponder these words. By whom were they spoken? It is said by the angel of the Lord; probably the messenger of the covenant; He, who in the fulness of time, was to make known, face to face, to all Abraham's seed, the whole revelation of Jehovah concerning redemption. It was a critical moment in Abraham's life, and a trying moment to his faith. It is said, "Now I know." Did not the Lord know before? Oh yes; but He that gave Abraham the faith, now afforded an opportunity for the exercise of it. My soul, how blessed is it to remark, that the largest gifts of grace are dispensed, when there is the largest occasion for them. "As thy days, so shall thy strength be." And, my soul, do not forget to remark also, that our Isaacs, our children, our earthly comforts, are most likely to be continued to us, when the ...