Title: See the World from God's Perspective
Contents e="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Rollim'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> Today's message is that Abraham offered his son Isaac as a burnt offering on Mount Moriah. It is an amazing event that allowed us to experience the culmination of worship and devotion. Biblical scholar ‘James Ston’ interpreted the name ‘Moria’ as ‘God sees’. In other words, it can be said to be a ‘mountain of God’s point of view’. From Abraham's point of view, Mount Moriah was a mountain of severe testing and a mountain of suffering. But rather, it was the mountain where God met Abraham anew, and it was the mountain where Abraham gained God's perspective.
Verse 2 reads, “Your son, your only one whom you love, Isaac.” As soon as he hears God's command to offer this precious son as a burnt offering, he doesn't ask 'why'. With the words of verse 2 in the text, the Reformer Martin Luther said, “A true believer always asks ‘what to do’ rather than ‘why’.” In the name of the Lord, I pray that you will become a life of faith by looking at events from God's point of view when you encounter difficulties in life and asking, "What should I do?"
Verse 3 begins with “Abraham rose early in the morning.” Abraham probably hadn't slept all night. Nevertheless, as the morning dawns, he does not hesitate and sets out on the path of obedience. Abraham's 'immediate obedience' became the 'strength to overcome temptation'.
And when he finally arrived at Mount Moriah, God quickly stopped Abraham from offering his precious son to God and said, “Now I know that you fear God” (:12b). Looking at these words, we should ask ourselves, when is ‘now’? When the things I treasured in the world died, God appeared to me in the rain and said to Abraham, “Now I know that you fear God.”
From my point of view, the world looks big and God looks small, but from God's point of view, God looks big and I see small. When we praise and worship God, God becomes visible. God's glasses (perspective) are amazing, and when I look through them, the problems that bothered me are no longer a problem. Therefore, I hope you can praise and worship God.
Just as the sacrifice of ‘Jehovah Jireh’ was prepared for Abraham and Isaac, if you live from God’s perspective, God will take responsibility and provide for you. The blessed place where your life and lives are changed is the place of worship where we are together. I bless you to “worship until you have God’s point of view”.