Pastor’s Blog
Test Answers: Genesis 22:1, 8, 14
In my high school, all the teachers always “reviewed” for the test the day before we took the test. That practice really lightened my testing anxiety. I felt confident as I studied and as I took the test because the teachers had provided all the answers and formulae in advance.
In Genesis 22, Abraham (now over 100 years old) was being tested by God. At 100+ years, you’d think he wouldn’t need any more tests, but instead, he was to face his greatest test yet. God told him to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac, for whom he and his wife Sarah had waited for decades.
Back and Forth: Psalms 57 & 142
Some people like to go spelunking, i.e. cave exploring. The helmets with the lights on them. The ropes and harnesses. That's going into caves for fun, but imagine if you had to live in one. That'd include a sleeping bag on a hard floor. Drip-drip-dripping. Bats, maybe. And now imagine that you have to live in one because you are on the run for your life. That'd include fearfulness to be seen outside the cave. Missing the friends and family you used to see all the time.