Jan 15, 2010
So the Father and Son Walked on Together
Twice in Genesis chapter 22, it mentioned this short description, "So the two of them (Father and Son) walked on together
6 Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together.
8 Abraham said, “God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together.
Without questioning, Abraham walked in faith with his only son, Isaac, into God's eternal plan. Without figuring out the whole plan, Abraham and Isaac simply obeied their way into a forever-lasting redemption plan.
A picture of Father God's redemption love
In this picture. God chose an earthly vessel, a father-son team, to unveil his heart toward us.
2 .... “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac,.... offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains.....
Father God, through his only beloved Son Jesus, had destined the salvation and redemption plan for you and me. They, the Father and Son, talked and walked on to this path to carry out this plan.
Now, after thousands of years after Abraham that Father God and His Son did walk on together into a place called Calvary, a hilltop from a distance.
4 On the third day Abraham raised his eyes and saw the place from a distance.
Until the last moment, they still walked together. Until the moment that few human beings could fathom: Jesus cried out, " Father. Father, why have you forsaken me?" on the cross. So Father God and Son walked on together to finish this journey.
After three days, now we know, the Son came back from death and was lifted up by Father back to where he came from.
Holy Spirit In the Fire
This is also a picture of perfect trinity. We see Abraham, the father, and Isaac, the son. Where is the third person of God, the Holy Spirit? This chapter gives a little secret here:
6 Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together.
As they were going to a hilltop to offer a burn offering. They needed the fire. As Isaac is in the place of the sacrificial lamb needed in the offering, the fire in Abraham's hand.
We need the fire of the Holy Spirit. He is always accompanying the Father-Son team throughout the history, from Genesis to Revelation.
A picture of cross-generation house church
I feel that we are walking into the fulfillment of this Father-Son team. In the house church vision, we started to see how this becomes so important to bring all generations to worship, serve and study together in God's house. This father-son picture probably is very close to what God's heart for His house at the end time: all generations, young and old, walked on together into God's eternal plan.
Without questioning, Abraham walked in faith with his only son, Isaac, into God's eternal plan. Without figuring out the whole plan, Abraham and Isaac simply obeied their way into a forever-lasting redemption plan.And we do need the fire of the Holy Spirit in this cross-generation team. You can see how important that this Father-Son team did remember to bring the fire with them. I could almost see that they were extremely cautious with the fire they brought from home altar into God's destination. Same way we will welcome and work with the move of the Holy Spirit among us.
At Agape House, we made efforts, to some point, sacrifice trying to follow God's leading in this area. And I firmly believe that as we stepped out of simple faith to believe in God, without understanding the overall picture or even final destination, God himself will take through the journey and unveil his heart toward this generation.
16 and said, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son,17 indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 “In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”Are You Walking with Him?
I am inviting you to walk with the Father as the obedient Isaac, he did not ask too much, he simple walked with his father. Would you also step out of your comfort zone to walk together with Him?
After all, will the heaven and earth see a picture that you and the Father,
So two of them, the Father and you, walked on together.
1 Response to "So the Father and Son Walked on Together"
What a touching message! Wherever we go, our Heavenly Father walks with us. I lost my earthly father at 10 and I can witness that if it is not Him walking with me all the time, I can not continue to march on. -Hsiaowei
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