Treasures for the Soul

Brothers and sisters, today's topic of Treasures for the Soul is “We are the most precious treasure of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.” On the night before His cruciixion, the Lord told us something very important - the most important thing in His heart since the creation of the world until eternity. This is very closely related to us. It's so precious that the Lord didn't express it with complex words, but with simple words that we can understand. Everyone, from the young to the old, can experience it. It's so precious that the Song of Solomon also describes the highest love, which is our need. Through the Song of Solomon, the Lord helps us to understand His love, so that we will not be lost in the crowd. The Lord also knows that we have an enemy, the slanderer. We need to be full of faith. We shall conquer the enemy by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony.

Brothers and sisters, today's topic of Treasures for the Soul is “Each one of us is the Lord's most unique and perfect one.” We are in the Lord's eternal will and love dream. In the Song of Solomon, the Lord praises us that we are beautiful, without a flaw. It's also written that we are the most beautiful. We affect Him to a point that He even said: Turn away your eyes from me… (Song 6:5) Furthermore, the Lord calls us the perfect one. The Song of Solomon chapter 5 writes about the fall of the believer. Even when the believer was weak and not in condition, the Lord still called her His perfect one. In chapter 6, the believer is regarded as the perfect one, as well as “the only one.” (Song 6:9) By referring to her as “The only one of her mother”, it shows that she is unique. Indeed, each one of us is very unique.  

Brothers and sisters, today's topic for Treasures for the Soul is “We are the most precious treasure of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.” On the night before His crucifixion, the Lord told us something very important - the most important thing in His heart since the creation of the world until eternity. This is very closely related to us. It's so precious that the Lord didn't express it with complex words, but with simple words that we can understand. Everyone, from the young to the old, can experience it. It's so precious that the Song of Solomon also describes the highest love, which is our need. Through the Song of Solomon, the Lord helps us to understand His love, so that we will not be lost in the crowd. The Lord also knows that we have an enemy, the slanderer. We need to be full of faith. We shall conquer the enemy by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony.

Brothers and sisters, today's topic of Treasures for the Soul is “The Word became flesh (1).” The gospel of John starts by telling us the Lord is the Word. He is God. Word is speech. The Lord came to manifest God. John 1:14 reads, “The Word became flesh.” This gives a clear answer to the question “What is man?” No one has seen God. But through God's only Begotten Son, who became a man, lived and experienced life on earth, God was manifested. Furthermore, we can continue to know Him more and experience Him more deeply.

Brothers and sisters, today's topic of Treasures for the Soul is “For to us a child is born (2).” Isaiah chapter 9 mentions about a child being born for us, referring to the Lord, who was born as a baby and became a man for us forever. He is God and man at the same time. The Lord's birth not only affected the generation of His time but the whole eternity. It is written in the Book of Isaiah that of the increase of His government and of peace there will be no end. It also mentions about His justice and righteousness, and the throne of David. It's so precious that the Lord is coming soon. His love desire in John 17 is for those whom He loves to be with Him where He is. It will surely be gloriously fulfilled.

"Brothers and sisters, today's topic of Treasures for the Soul is “How the Father loves the Lord.” The Lord said in His prayer in John 17:1: the hour has come. This refers to when the Lord would be crucified. The cross reveals God's love. The Lord also said: glorify Your Son. The Father really wants man to see and know the Lord's glory. The Father appreciates the Lord the most. John 14:31 tells of the Lord's love for the Father. In addition to showing the Lord's love, the cross also reveals the Father's love and His glory. In order to gain us, both the Father and the Lord suffered the deepest pain. The salvation is no simple matter. Through the cross and the experience of the church, all generations to come and all the angels will understand God's love, and love God. We will forever be in the love of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We are the result of the anguish of the Lord's soul; the Lord shall see and be satisfied by us."

"Brothers and sisters, today's topic of Treasures for the Soul is “The Father has loved us as He has loved the Lord.” John 17:23 and 26 tell us that the Father has loved us as He has loved the Lord. This love is the highest and greatest. It is unconditional, and will never change. This love helps us to overcome all feelings, accusations from the devil, and comparisons with others. This love is very real. We need to use our faith to enjoy it and experience it. The Lord explains His love-desire, and the heart and love dream of the Trinity God in His prayer in John 17:24. It's so precious that we can enjoy and experience this love."

"Brothers and sisters, today's topic of Treasures for the Soul is “The Lord has loved us as the Father has loved Him.” The Lord says in John 15:9: As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. This love must be the highest. The Lord said these words because He wants us to abide in His love. This is the only way for us to live a joyful life. Furthermore, no matter where we are, we can experience and enjoy the Lord's love."

Brothers and sisters, today's topic of Treasures for the Soul is “Deeply trust in God's love according to the truth.” We were created for God's love and His most beautiful will. Ever since the beginning of man's history, the devil has already been causing man not to trust in God's love. Through creation, God reminds us of how much He loves. He has also given us the Bible to describe His love to us. We should hear more of the voice of our Beloved, such as the words written in the Song of Solomon. God's words are most wonderful and sensible. The most precious is that the Infinite One is our Beloved, and He personally explains His words to us.

Brothers and sisters, today's topic for  Treasures for the Soul is “The Lord was born in Bethlehem.” A prophecy was written in Micah 5:2 about the Infinite One being born in a small village called Bethlehem. Because of the Lord, the meaning and value of this little place has been greatly elevated! After we believe in the Lord, our value and meaning are also elevated to new heights. We are the people whom the Father has given  to the Lord. We are also Abba's dearest children. The Lord was born in the village of Bethlehem. This prophecy also expresses the Lord's gentleness and tenderness. It's so  precious that the Lord came tenderly to search for us. 

Brothers and sisters, today's topic of Treasures for the Soul is “Immanuel.” The Lord became a man, with flesh and blood, so that we can know the love of God and the Lord in a more concrete way. A prophecy in Isaiah chapter 7 talks about how “a virgin shall conceive” and the Child would  be called “Immanuel.” On one hand, it tells us that the Lord's life journey would start from His birth as a baby. On the other hand, it tells us that the Lord would be with us. Therefore, His name is “Immanuel.” It's so precious that today, we can truly experience the deepest and closest presence of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. God's presence is what we need the most. In the Lord's presence, precious things will happen.

Brothers and sisters, today's topic for Treasures for the Soul is “For to us a child is born (1).” Isaiah chapter 9 writes about a child being born for you and me. It's so precious that God has given us His Beloved Son, who became a baby, held in man's arms. John 3:16 tells us that whoever believes in Him has eternal life. Eternal life is to know and experience the Father and the Lord. God gives Himself to us, and this is the greatest gift. Therefore, it's right that we give ourselves to Him in return.

Brothers and sisters, today's topic of Treasures for the Soul is “The offspring of the woman.” Satan has been deceiving many. He has used all schemes to cast doubts in us about God, and caused us to question God's love toward us. Therefore, we need to guard our mind. Genesis chapter 3 writes about the fall of man. However, it's very precious that at the same time, God immediately told about  the prophecy of “the offspring of the woman.” This account already hinted at two of the very important prophecies: “the virgin shall conceive” and the Lord's crucifixion. The Lord is forever a man for us. To accomplish salvation, He was crucified for us. These two events were the most impossible, but they have been accomplished.

Brothers and sisters, today's topic of Treasures for the Soul is “Amazing–the Lord is a Man forever. (2).” What the Lord said on the night before His crucifixion was very astonishing. For instance, He talked about the love with which the Father has loved Him would be in us, and that we were the joy set before the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Lord has given us the most precious meaning to our lives. In Him, we can contribute a great deal and be the most useful. Hebrews chapter 1 tells how God spoke to our fathers by the prophets at many times and in many ways, but in these last days, He has spoken the most important message by His only Son. The Lord became a baby for us, unlike Adam, who was already an adult when God created him. This shows the gentleness of the Lord. He used His life, His death and resurrection to express His love toward us.

Brothers and sisters, today's topic of Treasures for the Soul is “Amazing–the Lord is a man forever (1)” We are the most amazing and precious because we were created in God's image. God created us to be kings of the world. God gave us families and through them He demonstrates His will. Furthermore, God's love towards us comes with His divine grace and preparation. He even gave us His only Beloved Son, who was born in a manger and stayed as a man forever. The Lord completely removes our low self-esteem. All these things are closely related to us and tell us how valuable we are. 

David mentions in Psalm 101 that he would not set before his eyes anything that's worthless, and a perverse heart should be far from him. He knew well which truths to set before his eyes. In this age of information, we must also learn to choose which contents to put before our eyes. When we learn to guard our mind, our spirit can reach a new level. Colossians 3 teaches us to seek the things that are above. We really need to replace wrong thoughts with good ones, so that we can win the victory and be filled with enjoyment.

Psalm 16 is a psalm by David. It also symbolizes how the Lord lived before God throughout His whole life. He set the Lord always before Him. That means He thought of God always. His mind was filled with God and His precious truths. Through psalms, we can see that in David's life, he always waited on God and was always living towards God, and he always set God's love before his eyes. Psalm 27 mentions that David desired one thing, that is to dwell in the house of the Lord and to gaze upon His beauty all the days of his life. This should also be our daily lives. For example, we sing the ‘diamond hymns' (“Who affects the Father the Most”, and “Love Like a Rainbow”) every day. We can also apply Bible verses personally to ourselves. And let our minds be filled with the Lord and His love throughout the day.

We were created and born again to be in love with God. The Bible often talks about the importance of love. For example, in Psalm 90, it says that we need to be satisfied in the morning with His steadfast love. In 1 Corinthians 13, it also mentions that love is the greatest. It's so precious that God is the origin of love. He loves us so much. As mentioned in 1 John 4, “We love because He first loved us.” And in Jeremiah 31, it says that He has loved us with an everlasting love. It's even more precious that it's this love that draws us. When we are drawn by the Lord and enter into the personal love of the Infinite One, we can overcome the schemes of the enemies. We don't need to compare ourselves to others, because we know what's the most precious, which is to be in love with the Lord.

Psalm 90:2 says, “...from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” And Psalm 103 says that the “…love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him”. We are enjoying God's eternal love. We are His first love. We are the most wonderful in the whole universe because God created us according to His own image and gave us a spirit. We will encounter sufferings and difficulties on earth. It's very precious that in spite of all these situations, we would still choose to love God. 

The Lord is our all-knowing, all-loving true Beloved. He knows all our needs. He has had compassion towards us since eternity past. He also prepared all for our needs, even to the point of becoming a Man to accomplish salvation for us. He sees our loving heart towards Him. The Lord really desires for us. Our meditation is sweet to Him. In Song of Solomon 7:10, the darling sees that she's her Beloved's. She also sees that the beloved loves her and desires for her. This illustrates the spiritual growth of a believer, that he sees and experiences the Lord's love and desire. We are indeed the Lord's eternal, most-beloved darling. We attract and capture His heart the most.

Satan is the father of lies. He continuously uses false doctrines and concepts in this world to affect us. We definitely need the truth. We should know that we have no more sin, and that God loves us the most. The Bible records the failures of men, such as David's and Peter's, to help us not to have any shadows. The Song of Solomon chapter 5 mentions the weakness of the darling. The darling represents a believer. Even in such a condition, the Lord still calls her “My perfect one.” We need to use our faith. Once we rely on the Lord, we can stand up immediately and become more than conquerors! It is important  to realize how the Lord perceives us, and not to rely on ourselves only.

Satan is the accuser and slanderer. He makes us feel that we are not good enough. He also misleads us into thinking that God does not love us the most. The Holy Spirit uses the truth to pour God's love into our hearts. Therefore, we should pursue Him and use the truth to resolve the problems in our minds. We should also know that God loves us. In addition to listening to messages, we ought to draw near to God. This gives Him room to work in us. It's so precious that one of the things the Lord did after His resurrection was to remove the shadows in the disciples' hearts.

We should see the true image of God, understand His love and His delight in us. As written in Zephaniah chapter 3, God rejoices over us with gladness. Jeremiah chapter 31 says that God loves us with an everlasting love. He continually draws us to Him. He pursues us so that His eternal purpose can be fulfilled. The Lord said when He was lifted up from the earth, He would draw all people to Himself. May our hearts be deeply drawn by Him every day.

The devil uses a lot of false teachings such as original sin, and various wrong concepts in this world to mislead us into thinking that God has reservations in His love towards us. Man failed because of his doubts in God's love. We need to be transformed by the renewal of our mind. To do so, we must trust in God's word, and use His word to replace the wrong concepts in our minds and thoughts. Listening to the gospel and believing in the Lord resulted in a glorious change in our life. However, we need to continue to pursue and understand the truth clearly, so that we are full of faith and have no doubt in God's love. We should also know that God is our all-knowing friend. Hence, our spirit will be set free, full of desire to draw near to Him, and our spirit will rise up and be victorious.

Satan has disrupted the relationship between man and God from the beginning. It's written in Genesis how he tempted Adam and Eve. It's also written in Job how he accused God and man. Satan uses many misconceptions, accusations and shadows to make us think that God does not love us the most. We are in a spiritual battle, therefore, we must use God's word to help ourselves and strive to stand against the devil. Moreover, we need to be assured that God loves us the most. 

It is written in Isaiah 9:6, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given.” For us, the Lord Jesus was born, lived, and died. Forever He is no longer God alone. Many passages from the Bible tell us how deeply He loves us, such as the Song of Solomon, the eternal covenant established by the Lord, and His sunken wound. Our lives and eternity should be built upon the Lord and His word. The phrase “It is written” appears many times in the Bible. The Lord's word and promises are our help throughout our life. We deeply believe that the Lord can use all things to help us finish His will gloriously. 

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit truly love us very much. The Bible shows us a lot of evidence about this, including the fact that we're created in the image of God. In addition, the Lord' became a man for us forever. This shows how closely God can be connected to man even though God is a divine being. We are united with the Lord. When we believed in the Lord, we immediately enjoyed all the blessings of the New Covenant. We became God's firstborn. God also gives us the Bible, the most precious book. The Lord's journey from heaven to earth helps us know God in a more concrete way. Therefore, we should not wait till the Lord's return to understand how much God loves us. In fact, we can experience and know God today, and we can build the church after His heart around the world. 

In John 21:15-17, the Lord addressed Peter three times by saying “Simon, son of John.” This shows that the Lord knew about Peter's whole life and his background. It also shows that the Lord knows all about our lives. What He wants from us is our heart and our love. His desire for us is the same as when He asked Peter, “Do you love me?” Satan will try to destroy our relationship with God by alienating us from God. But God's love for us is the very flame of Jehovah. It's written in Luke 22:59-62 that after Peter denied the Lord three times, the Lord turned and looked at Peter. It shows how well the Lord knew about Peter's situation. The Lord wanted to remove Peter's shadows. Similarly, there are no more sins or shadows between the Lord and us. We are established by His grace. By faith, we now live every day with Him.

From Luke 22:31-34, the Lord foretold Peter's denial, and He prayed for Peter in advance. He also knew that Peter would turn back to Him again and be able to strengthen his brothers. The Lord was full of hope for Peter. Though Peter fell, the Lord's personal love for him did not diminish even a bit. Furthermore, it's written in John how the Lord helped those who had a personal encounter with Him. John 21 mentioned about the Risen Lord, how He prepared a barbeque for the disciples, and talked to Peter. The Lord loved and cared for Peter and others at that time. Today, the Lord's love and care for us is the same.

It's very important for us to know how to behold—to see God's true image and how He treats us. When we come before God, we can first think that He meets us in His steadfast love. Hand in hand, He walks with us. Abba even kisses us with many kisses. Furthermore, the Father meets us with the love which He has loved the Lord, because there is the deepest affection between God and us! We can also consider that God is true. We are God's love dream. We have the most precious position in His heart. He understands us well and knows all of our needs. It's so precious that we were created to be the closest to God, and to be in love with Him.

David wrote Psalm 59. Verse 10 tells us that God in His steadfast love will meet me. David knew about God's affection very well. He asked the Lord for just one thing - to gaze upon the Lord's beauty for his entire life. We truly need to see the help of God's countenance. Zephaniah 3:17 tells us that God is the mighty one who will save. What's even more precious is that He will exult over you with loud singing. God's joy over us is so great that He desires to hear our voice. We will also hear His voice.

One of God's purposes for creating fathers on earth is to help us understand the heavenly Father's affection. However, the fathers who have bad examples on earth can cause us to have wrong concepts about God. We ought to know the Father's true image by His words, and how He treats us. For example, it's written in the Gospel of John that the Father is seeking true worshipers who will worship Him in spirit and truth. The parable of the prodigal son from Luke 15 clearly shows the Father's heart. His welcome and acceptance towards his lost son is beyond forgiveness. He throws a party to celebrate his son's return. The celebration is full of joy, singing and music. In the Lord's prayer written in John 17, the Lord said He has made known the Father's name, and He prayed that the love with which the Father has loved Him may be in us.

A lot of scripture talks about the preciousness and importance of drawing near to God. For instance, David only sought after one thing, which was to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord; Enoch walked with God for 300 years; Mary sat at the Lord's feet and listened to His teaching. This is the good portion, and it's absolutely necessary. Many Bible passages also tell us that the Lord desires us to draw near to Him. For example, 1 Thessalonians 5 says that we are living with the Lord whether we are awake or asleep. The Song of Solomon tells us that the Lord desires to see our face and hear our voice. One of the blessings of the new covenant is for everyone, from the young to the old, to know God. Drawing near to God is the infinite and endless peak. It's the one thing that we cannot miss out on in our lives.

Hebrews is a very important book. It tells us that the Lord Jesus is the Son of God. For us, He became a man forever and He offered Himself as a sacrifice for our sins. Hebrews also tells us about His ministry. The purpose of these truths is to help us to come before God. Hebrews 12:22-24 is the climax of this book. This passage mentions New Jerusalem and what is in there. These truths help us to understand what God wants, and our precious identity as the firstborn. It also helps us to mind the things from above and know how to draw close to God, which in turn makes it easier for us to overcome challenges. Knowing these truths will affect our lives and how we spend our time.

A few hymns were sung in the meeting. The lyrics of these hymns are from the Bible verses that talk about the risen Lord wiping away our tears and swallowing up death. He rose from the dead and lives forever. Nothing can ever separate us from Him anymore!

It's so precious that we're following the risen Lord. He lives in our hearts forever. Isaiah 25:6-8 gives an account of the Millennium, where God will prepare an abundant feast and wipe away tears from all faces. It's so precious that the Lord will swallow up death forever. 1 Corinthians chapter 15 also makes reference to this passage. It tells us that when the Lord returns, we will have a resurrected body and inherit the kingdom of God. Death will be swallowed up in victory!

What happened on the night before the Lord's crucifixion was very precious. He desired to have the feast of the Passover with the disciples. He also established this life-long love feast with us. That night He talked about the secrets in God's heart, such as our union with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Lord expressed His love desire to Abba, and that we would be with Him where He was going. The cross was not the Lord's final destination, but instead it affected eternity. Let us understand and enjoy Him and His love. Let's respond to Him and have love interflow with Him.

We continue to meditate on who we are through many truths. First of all, the Song of Solomon describes the love of God as the flame of Jehovah. Second, the Lord keeps the scar of love on His body forever for us. Third, the Lord has established the feast of love for us for our entire lives. He has established a new covenant with His blood. Fourth, the Lord is preparing the most beautiful new home for us, which is New Jerusalem. Fifth, the Lord lives in our heart forever. We have a union of life and love. But we need to be settled down and to feel all these truths, so that we may enter into worship; and enjoy Him and His love peacefully.

Song 6:10 and 8:5 refer to the darling by asking , “who is this?” Let us realize who we are by referring to the Song of Solomon. Firstly, Song of Solomon is indeed a great book. It is the greatest and most precious book. . Secondly, from this book we know we belong to the Lord, and His desire is for us. Thirdly, the Lord treasures that we belong to Him. Out of this love, He did not remain as God only, but became a man forever . He even died on the cross, and was chastened and forsaken by the Father. From all these facts, we ought to know who we really are.

There are many mentions of priests eating the offerings in Leviticus. This tells us that we need to draw near to God, experience Him, worship and praise God every day because the Lord is the bread of life. When we live out the life of a priest, we also need to come before God. As written in Exodus, God desired to meet with the people of Israel at the altar of burnt offerings, the altar of incense, and the Holy of Holies. He desires to have deep fellowship with man. The life of a priest is also a life of blessing others. The Lord Jesus was taken into heaven while He blessed the disciples. May we live out the life of a priest and be a blessing to many.

It's written in Revelation chapter 1 that the Lord has freed us from our sins by His blood and made us priests to His God and Father. 1 Peter chapter 2, verse 9 tells us that we are more than priests. We are a royal priesthood, who have the honor of kings. We are kings. We are no longer in darkness. We have entered into the marvelous light. We can bring many to salvation, help them to draw near to God and experience God. We can love one another. This is how we finish God's will.

The core of God's will is for us to be the closest to Him. And this is the most important aspect of living out the priesthood. Prior to the law, the heads of a household often made sacrificial offerings for the families. In other words, they were the priests for their families. Today, we are a royal priesthood. We receive even greater blessings than the kings in the Old Testament times. Moreover, the Lord came in person. He became a man forever. He lives in our heart and He is the closest to us. This is indeed His love and desire for us.

Psalm 110 tells us that God has sworn and will not change His mind to appoint the Lord as our High Priest forever. This shows the Father's determination. He was pleased to crush His Son in order to gain us. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit were pleased to accomplish this. Hebrews chapter 8, verse 1 mentions that the Lord is the High Priest and is seated at the right hand of the Father, because He has accomplished the most perfect thing. We were once far away from God. But today, not only are we saved, but we have become priests, being closest to God.

God alone does wondrous things. His creation and plans are the most wonderful. He has done many wondrous things including creating the whole universe, creating our spirit, soul and body, the Lord becoming a man for us forever, and the Lord's union with us. All of these things are wonderful. It is so precious that God is also called “The Lord will provide.” He truly has abundant preparations. He has prepared a body for the Lord, as well as salvation and an eternal dwelling place for us. The Lord is the High Priest. Today, we are a team of priests, the firstborn. We are so blessed to be able to enjoy the wondrous preparations of God, and come before Him.

We live our lives walking hand in hand with Abba, the Lord, and the Holy Spirit. God has prepared so much for us, illustrated through all His creations. Moreover, God prepared His beloved Son to become a man forever for us. He also prepares abundant feasts for us. In fact, when Abba gave us His beloved Son, He also gave Himself wholly to us. It's so precious that He has caused us to be His firstborn. He knows all our needs.

In Genesis, the experience between Jacob and his son, Joseph, illustrates Abba's love toward us. Jacob wept for Joseph. He longed to see his face. After Jacob found him, he said that since he had seen Joseph's face, he could die now. Abba's love to us is greater than Jacob's love toward Joseph. Isaac, whose name means “laughter,” expresses that we are Abba's joy and delight. Moreover, Psalm 59:10 tells us that God will meet us in His steadfast love. It's so precious that we are living in the deepest Father and son affection.

The Lord came to the earth for us. He became a man forever and died for us. He also manifested the Father's love and made Abba known in our hearts. In Gospel John, the Lord mentioned many times that the Father had sent Him. In Luke 15, the merciful father ran to embrace the prodigal son while he was still a long way off. His father had actually been waiting for him all along. This parable tells us that Abba has always been waiting for us. It's so precious that the prodigal son has now returned home!

Our Lord Jesus is the Lamb of God. It's so precious that God will prepare for us the marriage supper of the Lamb. Both John chapter 14 and Hebrews chapter 11 tell us that the Lord is preparing a better place for us, the New Jerusalem. The Lord had already prepared for us His salvation. As written in Luke chapter 2, Simeon said that he had seen God's salvation when he saw the child Jesus. During our life journey, the Lord also prepares many feasts for us. He is the bread of life, who fills our spirit. God's preparation caused the veil to be rent, so that we can come before God to deeply enjoy Him. At the same time, He also deeply enjoys us. We ought to draw near to the Lord always, and make ourselves ready as a bride adorning herself.

It's so precious that God's name is “The Lord will provide.” This name tells us that the infinite God has provided for us abundantly. Before the creation of man, God already created the whole universe and everything in it. Right after Adam and Eve sinned, God prepared for them garments of skins. Hebrews 10:4-7 tells us God prepared a body for the Lord. This tells us that the Lord would become a man forever and would be nailed on the cross for us. Before the Lord's coming to the earth, God has prepared many sheep and oxen as sacrifices. This shows the preciousness of salvation. Everything provided by God shows how deep His love is towards us.

Genesis chapter 22 tells how God prepared a ram for Abraham on the mountain. This foretold how Abba prepared for us His only beloved Son as the lamb of God, to redeem us, to bear the punishment and be forsaken by God. The latter part of Genesis chapter 22 mentions Rebekah. This foretold the Lord becoming our Beloved. The Holy Spirit leads us to the Lord. God surely gave us His own Son, and graciously with Him gave us all things.

Genesis chapter 22 is very special. The event of Abraham offering Isaac as a burnt sacrifice depicts how the Father forsook His only begotten Son. This chapter foretold what the Father and the Son would undergo to accomplish the salvation. For instance, Isaac, the only son of Abraham, represents that Jesus is the only begotten Son of the Father. The journey taken by Abraham and Isaac together to Mt. Moriah represents the Father and the Lord's journey to the cross. Moreover, the Father intensely experienced what the Lord endured on the cross. Through this passage, I hope that we can have a deeper understanding of the Father's heart.