Thursday, August 02, 2007

Psalm 11:5

The Lord tests the righteous,
But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.


Interesting. That's one of those contrasts. God hates the wicked, but He loves the righteous. But the word isn't loves, it's tests. A person being tested sure doesn't feel like he's loved. He feels like he's being picked on.

Somehow, Abraham offered up Isaac anyway. He didn't think God was picking on him. No wonder he is called "father of the faithful."

1 comment:

  1. Abraham was resting in the promise that Isaac was the one through whom the nations would come. Abraham knew ahead of time that God would provide an answer because he believed God's Word. Just as we know ahead of time that through the testing, God will provide support and relief. One of Dean's favorite sayings is that God must love him a lot because of the chastisement he receives.

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