The God Of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob - Message 14 - The God Of Isaac

[0:00] Welcome. Thank you for choosing to listen to another faith-building message by Pastor David Entry. Faith comes by hearing and by hearing the Word of God.

[0:12] May your knowledge of Jesus Christ increase as you listen. Be blessed. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I have a good news for you today. I'm going to start the God of Isaac.

[0:25] I've been speaking about the God of Abraham for quite a few weeks now. All right. Last week I spoke about how God being the God of Abraham means that Isaac, how to keep Isaac.

[0:38] All right. So you must let Isaac go in order to keep Isaac. Give up Isaac to keep Isaac because you can't keep what you got from the Spirit with the arm of flesh.

[0:52] So God told Abraham, I'm going to bless your descendants through Isaac. Then God said, bring me Isaac. Get rid of him for me to sacrifice him to me. I told you, you can't sacrifice Isaac. You can't sacrifice God.

[1:06] And so as soon as Abraham gave up Isaac, the Bible says that he received him. According to Hebrews chapter 11, he received him in figure, in a figurative form. So all along, Yadon actually received him.

[1:18] He had him, but he hadn't received him. So how do you keep him? So God will test you on your, the things, what he has blessed you with.

[1:31] He's going to test you on that. Praise the Lord. Amen. And I explained that how God called Abraham to go into a land. He was tested on the land.

[1:41] He said, I'll give you a son. He was tested about his sons. And then when he passed the son test, guess what? He ended up becoming a vessel. As soon as the guy gave up Isaac, God said, now in blessing, I'll bless you.

[1:53] And what he said, through you, all the families of the earth will be blessed. God was looking for a vessel through whom he will manifest. But for you to be a viable, a suitable vessel for God, you must go through certain processes so that you can lose you and gain God.

[2:12] Does that make sense? And so when Abraham got to that stage, God said, I've done my job in Abraham. And so you must know, in the God of Abraham, we know, we tend to know God as the initiator.

[2:24] We know God as the father. Actually, Abraham's original name was Abraham. Okay. Which means father. And God changed his name to what? Abraham, which means father.

[2:36] So in every sense of the word, the guy was a father. And yet he was childless. Very interesting. So Abraham became the father. So now he's not, God just didn't give him Isaac, but God gave him all of us.

[2:49] So we are all called, we are the sons of Abraham. Whew, hallelujah. They which be of faith, the same as blessed with Abraham. And those who are faced in Christ, he says, the same are the sons of Abraham in Galatians.

[3:02] So we are all the sons of Abraham. Abraham. And so Abraham, in Abraham, in the God of Abraham, we tend to know God as the father.

[3:13] Now to be, watch this. The point here is that to be part of God's people, you must know God in a certain way. And you must know God as he being the initiator.

[3:24] Okay. So you must know God as the initiator. Know that whatever God has promised he will do, he's the one who will do it. He's the one who will do it. Trust God.

[3:35] Trust God. Tell someone, trust God. Trust God. Do you know why? Trust God because God is able and God is willing. And he will do what he said he will do.

[3:47] God will not let you down. He is too faithful to fail. Sometimes we fret so much. We worry so much because we think that things will get out of hands.

[3:58] No. I like this. If you have God, things can't get out of hands. Oh, you didn't hear what I said. I said, if you've got God on your side, sister, things cannot get out of hands.

[4:11] Because it is only he who can keep things in control for you. If you don't have God on your side, we can't guarantee your tomorrow. Your tomorrow is not really guaranteed.

[4:24] Your tomorrow is really shaky. So, in knowing God as the God of Abraham, we think that is having this experience and coming to the place where you have settled the fact that God is the father.

[4:37] He's the initiator. Anything that you believe in him for, anything that must be done in your life, he is the one who must initiate it. He is the one who it must come from him. From whom all.

[4:48] The Bible says that all good and perfect gifts. In Genesis chapter 1 verse 17, all good and perfect gifts come from above, the father of light. Every good and perfect gift is from above and comes down from the father of light.

[5:03] Every good and perfect gifts comes from God. I see you receiving good gifts. Amen. Things will begin to go good in your life. Amen. In Jesus' name.

[5:14] Now, and so Abraham's work secured, procured this experience with God as God being the father because he was childless. But God said, I'll give you a son.

[5:24] And God gave him a son when he couldn't have a child. God waited just to prove to him that I am the father. So Abraham knew God. But how about Isaac? Isaac is very interesting to look at Isaac.

[5:37] But why do we need Isaac? Because, you see, listen to this very carefully. God describes himself as, I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob.

[5:49] He never said, I'm the God of Daniel. No, I never said, God of Abraham and David, God of Moses. He didn't say that. But he said, I am the God of Abraham, Isaac.

[5:59] Even when he appeared to Moses, that's how he described himself. And the Jews knew him, referred to him as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And so the point here is that why, what is it about Abraham's work with God?

[6:11] What is it about Isaac's work with God? What is it about Jacob's work with God? That made, it transfers across all the people of God. Because he started a process in Abraham.

[6:22] Watch this. He didn't end in Abraham. Abraham, something started. And he continued it in Isaac. And then continued it in Jacob. When he finished in Jacob, it was after he had finished his work in Jacob that the nation of Israel was born.

[6:35] The nation of Israel was never born until God said, I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In Exodus chapter 3, verse 6, he appeared to Moses. That was the first time he described himself.

[6:46] He said, I am the God of Abraham, the God of your father, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Exodus chapter 3, verse 15, he said the same thing. He said, I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Right?

[6:57] So, so, so, so he said that, the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob. It's not just that he should have said Noah.

[7:08] Because Noah was before Abraham. Even, can you imagine who? The Bible talks about a man called Enoch. Enoch worked with God so closely. Enoch worked with God so closely.

[7:21] God was a time when you don't see Enoch again. He was not. The Bible said, and Enoch worked with God and he was not. Because God has taken him. Enoch, Hebrews chapter, that's Hebrews chapter 11, verse 5.

[7:35] The Bible says that, by faith, Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death. And was not found. Because he had this taken from him. But before he was taken, he had a testimony, he pleased God.

[7:45] He was taken. In Genesis chapter 20, in Genesis chapter 5, verse 24. Let me see what that says. Genesis chapter 5, verse 24. Enoch worked with God and he was not. He was not.

[7:56] Why? For God has taken him. God took him. That's, that's how closely he worked with God so much. He worked with God so much. This is interesting. Someone worked with God so closely that he was not.

[8:09] He was taken. God said, no, this is too good for me. Come. He vanished. We call God. He was not. Enoch. He should have said, I am the God of Enoch.

[8:20] He should have said, I am the God of Enoch. Before probably Abraham. And Noah. The Bible said the whole earth. It took Noah to save the earth. The whole earth was full of evil.

[8:32] And everything was wiped away. But God found Noah. Or Noah rather found grace with God. So Noah. So when you look at Hebrews chapter 11. When he was talking about the giants of faith.

[8:43] He didn't start with Abraham. He said, by faith Abel. Abel. Abel offered a more excellent sacrifice. By faith Abel. By faith.

[8:54] Then he said by faith. After Abel. He said by faith Enoch. Then by faith Noah. Then by faith Abraham. So there were guys before him. So why? Before Abraham. Jesus didn't actually say before Adam.

[9:05] He said before Abraham I am. He said before Adam. There's something about Abraham. That makes him stand out amongst all of them. Abraham's work with God. Abraham. Watch this.

[9:15] I'm going to say something interesting. In Abraham some things were started. Abraham did things that others have not done. A lot of things started in Abraham. And then God moved on to Isaac.

[9:26] And worked it in Isaac. And then moved on. I can't wait to get to the God of Jacob. And worked in Jacob. When he finished this process. He said now I am the God of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob.

[9:38] Israel can be born. So to be part of Israel. Part of God's special people. You must go know God. As the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Does that make sense? And we have taken time to explain what it means to know God as the God of Abraham.

[9:49] Abraham simply put means to know God as the initiator. As the father. Number two. Knowing God as the God of Isaac. Abraham did so many things. But Isaac.

[10:00] Isaac. Someone say Isaac. When you talk about Isaac. Isaac. To know God as the God of Isaac. Isaac. In Isaac we know the son. What's the relation between Isaac and Abraham?

[10:12] Father. Father, son. Okay. So who was Isaac to Abraham? Son. So in the God of Isaac. You know God the son. God as the son.

[10:23] Or God the son. Jesus. More. There are quite a few similarities between Isaac and Jesus. In theological circles, it is called how Isaac was a type of Christ.

[10:41] He was a type of Christ. There are similarities between Isaac and Christ. There are a lot of types in the Bible, in the Old Testament. When you look at Christ's life very carefully, you can tell.

[10:52] It looks like this one. Or this person's life. Like the lamb. That way they use the tabernacle. Like Joseph. Like Isaac. Like even Moses.

[11:04] And a few people in the Bible. You can tell. Like Christ. There are types of Christ. But Isaac typifies Christ. Okay. When I say typifies, means that he's a type of. It typifies.

[11:14] That's a theological word. But it makes it simple. Isaac typifies Christ in a certain way. Because when you watch. Did you realize that Isaac was his father's only beloved son?

[11:29] When God appeared to Abraham. He said. Genesis chapter 22 verse 1. And it came to pass after this. God did test Abraham. Verse 2. He says that. And God said. Abraham said. He says that.

[11:40] Take now your son. Your only son. Whom you love. Your beloved son. Your only. Only. God called Isaac the only beloved son.

[11:52] Jesus is God's only beloved. Only begotten. Okay. So Isaac only begotten. Jesus only begotten. Isaac was not a child of the flesh.

[12:03] His birth. There was no flesh involvement. Ishmael was. But Isaac wasn't. How about Jesus? You know it. Jesus was not a child of the flesh.

[12:19] Isaac's dad sacrificed him. How about Jesus? Jesus. But this is even interesting. When I found out. Do you know that Jesus Christ.

[12:30] Was resurrected? If you don't know that. Then you are not born again. From the dead. Isaac. He also experienced resurrection.

[12:42] In Hebrew. We have to see that in the Bible. Okay. In Hebrews chapter 11. Verse 17. 18. And 19. Bible said. By faith. When Abraham was tested. By faith. When Abraham was tested.

[12:53] Offered up Isaac. And. And he who had received the promise. Offered up. His. Did you see the only begotten son there? Did you see that? Who is the only begotten son in the Bible as well?

[13:04] John 3.16. What does it say? By God. So loud. That he gave his. Only begotten. Here. Bible said. Abraham also had. Only begotten son. And.

[13:15] He was asked to offer up. Sacrifice his only begotten son. Like. Like God did. You know why God gave. Had the gas to sacrifice Jesus. Let me use that. Where? That. What. I can't say that motivated God.

[13:25] But. Abraham gave God a reason to sacrifice his son. Because he was really. Abraham was ready. To sacrifice his only son. And God said. Ha. Man. You have done this. Abraham. Because you have done this thing.

[13:37] In you. Shall all the families of the earth be blessed. Me too. I will give my only son. Abraham is a blessed man. So. Verse. Verse 18. And Bible talks about. Of whom it was said.

[13:47] In Isaac. Your seed shall be blessed. Remember last week I spoke about. God has told you. In Isaac. Your seed shall be blessed. And yet. He said. Bring him. Come and sacrifice him. The same person. The same person.

[13:58] Through whom. So Isaac said. This is true. It's true. It's true. Isaac. Your seed shall be blessed. And yet. God told him. Bring Isaac. And get rid of him. As a sacrifice to me. And Abraham. Bible says that.

[14:08] When he was asked to offer Isaac. Verse 19. He did that. Concluding that God was able to raise. God was able to resurrect Isaac. Watch this. Watch this.

[14:19] Even from the dead. From which he also received. So. So long as Abraham was concerned. Isaac was already dead. And because he's the one through whom God was going to fill his promise. He had already experienced Isaac in the resurrection.

[14:32] That's why he received him in resurrection. Jesus was resurrected. Isaac was resurrected. There are quite a few similarities between. Now. I'm going to tell you this one.

[14:43] This one is quite interesting. One I found out. It took me a bit of time. So I pray that you can just get it. It's not too complicated. But. You know. Isaac. When you study the story about Isaac.

[14:53] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Abraham went to Egypt. How many of you have read that? Some of you may not know. But read your Bible. Read your Bible. Abraham went to Egypt. Okay. He went to Egypt. When he got to Egypt. Abimelech said.

[15:05] He was afraid for his wife. And he went and said about his wife. He's my. She's my sister. She's my sister. And Abimelech. Abimelech took. The king. Abimelech took Abraham's wife.

[15:16] Because he taught his sister. How many of you know that Jacob went to Egypt? Some of you don't know. My book of Bible stories. Jacob. Jacob went to Egypt. Because when. When his son.

[15:27] His son became the prime minister of Egypt. Joseph became his. There was famine. And then they brought him. So actually. Jacob went to Egypt. How about Isaac? Genesis chapter 26.

[15:39] Verse. Verse 1. Bible talks about how there was severe famine in the land. Besides the first famine. That was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac. Went to. Abimelech. The next verse.

[15:51] And the Lord appeared to him. Do not go down to where? Egypt. God told Isaac. Don't go to Egypt. Abraham went. Jacob went. Isaac never went. He actually never left Canaan.

[16:02] All his life was in Canaan. How was the similarity between Isaac and Jesus in that sense? Jesus never left the bosom of the father. Pretty interesting. In John chapter 1 verse 18.

[16:13] When I was studying. I opened my eyes and looked at it again. It says that no one has declared. It says that no one has ever seen God at any time. The only begotten son. I'm familiar with this phrase.

[16:24] The only begotten son. This phrase. The only begotten son. Who is. Not was. I used to read it was. He is. In the bosom.

[16:34] He never left him. When he was talking to them. This is Jesus speaking. When he was talking to them. He was still in the bosom of the father. He was always with the father. He never left Isaac. All I'm trying to point is the similarities between Jesus and Isaac.

[16:49] In other words. How Isaac typifies Jesus. Or the other word is foreshadow. So in Isaac. What is special about Isaac?

[17:00] Number one. I want you to know something about. The relationship between Isaac and Abraham. Okay. Two things about Isaac. First. His relationship with his father. And then number two. His relationship with God.

[17:11] What we learn about Isaac's relationship with his father. The first one. Isaac's relationship. With his. Father. In the book of Genesis.

[17:23] Chapter 25. Unlike Abraham. Watch this. Unlike Abraham. Isaac. Isaac did. What has already been done.

[17:35] Abraham did. Things that. Others haven't done. But. Isaac is interesting. Bro. Isaac did. Almost everything. That has already been done. Almost everything. Isaac done.

[17:45] Did. I was spending. Had already been done. Almost everything. Isaac did. Had already been done. He went to dig wells. Do you know he didn't dig new wells? Genesis chapter 26.

[17:56] Verse 18. The wells he dug. Well. The work. The job. The wells he dug. The wells that his father dug. In the days of Abraham. That was dug. The Bible says that. And Isaac dug again.

[18:06] The wells. Of water. Which. They had dug. In the days. He didn't do anything new. Isaac. When he got. Got to get in a wife. His father sent. A servant. To go and get him.

[18:16] The guy didn't do anything new. Even to get a wife. The father sent a servant. Go and look for a wife. For my son. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey.

[18:26] Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. That guy is really. Was really pumping. What. What am I trying to point out? Because in Isaac. Because in Isaac. We find out that it's not attainment.

[18:40] It's objecting. That's why I'm leaning in this. When it comes to God. Please. Drop. What you are trying to do by yourself. And come to enjoy what he has done for you.

[18:52] So. Isaac. One of the things. So. Jesus and Isaac. Married. Jesus to. The father has to send the Holy Ghost. to come and get the church for him. Very interesting.

[19:05] But then, Isaac, number one, he dug wells, which had already been dug. When he came to choosing a wife, he got, he didn't choose a wife for himself.

[19:15] His father had to choose a wife for him. Isaac didn't have to do things or even fight. Isaac was not a fighter. Isaac was just there to enjoy. He was there to enjoy. Look at this. Because when, how many of you know that Abraham was asked to get rid of one of his sons?

[19:31] Abraham, God told him, get rid of Ishmael. Because in Genesis chapter 20, 21, when Isaac was born, after a while, when he was with Sarah, Hagar, Ishmael was beginning to harass Isaac.

[19:46] Sarah said, I can't have none of this. And let her go. And God told Abraham, listen to what your wife is. Sack the child. Abraham had to fight all these things. So, Abraham sort of had two children, two sons.

[19:58] One was not chosen, one was chosen. The one who was not chosen, do you know what God told him? Said, get rid of him, sack him. Isaac too had two sons. Malachi chapter 1, verse 2 and 3. That's even to you.

[20:09] Isaac, he had two sons. Malachi chapter 1, verse 3 said, God said, it says that, I have loved you, says the Lord. Yet you say, in what manner, said, you have, I mean, was not Esau Jacob's brother.

[20:23] The Lord said, yet Jacob, I have loved, the next verse, but Esau I have hated. So, God said, these two sons, I don't want Esau, I want Jacob. Just like Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael.

[20:37] What did God say about Ishmael? I don't want Ishmael. But when God didn't want Eshmael, what did he do to Abraham? He said, do the job, sack him. When God didn't want Esau, what did he do? He didn't do anything, just left him.

[20:48] Because Isaac doesn't have to work. He said, Isaac, you stay. There's never a place where you saw God telling Isaac, get rid of Esau. Never. Even when the blessing was coming, Isaac wanted to give the blessing to Esau.

[21:00] God used Rebecca to give the blessing to Isaac. And then later on, Esau got some. But Isaac didn't have to fight. Isaac, hey, Isaac, you see, when you know God, God as the God of Isaac, you know him as a God who provides for you to enjoy.

[21:17] No struggle. Take the struggle out of the battle. God has done it for you to enjoy. Can you imagine when God said, give me Isaac, and Abraham was going to sacrifice Isaac.

[21:32] When they were going, Isaac, Isaac, Isaac, an intelligent boy asked his dad, Father, I can see the wood. I can see the knife.

[21:42] Normally, when we are going to sacrifice, we also have the animal, the lamb to use for sacrifice. In Genesis chapter 22, verse 6, my father, he said, here are my son.

[21:54] Look, the fire and the wood. But where is the lamb for the burnt offering? That's the question Isaac asked the dad. Do you know the answer that dad gave Isaac? He said, God will provide. Because Isaac is the one.

[22:06] He said, God will provide for himself. Isaac, when it comes to you, God provides. Amen. So hallelujah. Hallelujah. Anything that has to do with Isaac, you are talking about God's provision.

[22:20] God takes responsibility in providing. If you know God as the God of Isaac, you don't struggle in life thinking that things won't work because you do what you have to do and you watch God display his goodness, lavish his kindness, lavish his...

[22:35] You see, most people can't enjoy the goodness of God because we think that you don't deserve it. Many people think God can't do it for you because you think you've done too many bad things. Give me a break.

[22:47] Think that God didn't know before he chose you? He actually knew you before you were born. Did you know yourself before you were born? You didn't. Someone actually had to give you your name and tell you a date of birth actually and tell you who your father is.

[23:02] But in Isaac, when you know God as the God of Isaac, you know him as the God who provides for your enjoyment. I'm here to tell someone that God is providing for you. Amen.

[23:14] There's a song the choir sings. It says, he will supply. God is interested. Oh, this is good. God is interested about every bit of your life. Every bit.

[23:26] No aspect of your life is unimportant to God. It's important. You got to know that. But the problem is most of the time, we don't want to accept it. We think, oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. It's too good.

[23:36] I don't think God cares about you like that. What do you think? He thinks about you. In fact, the psalmist says that what is man that you think about him so much? Because when I look at the way you have created the stars, the heavens, everything, you shouldn't be thinking about man like that.

[23:48] You care about what? That you care for him. Ah. I'm a provider. Thank you, Lord. I want you to do me a favor. Look at someone sitting there. Tell the person, God cares for you.

[23:59] God cares for you. Oh, some of you don't say like, tell the person, I said, God cares for you. God cares for you. And he cares about you. And he cares about you. He's going to take care of you.

[24:11] God's going to take care of you. I said, God's going to take care of you. Don't be afraid. God's going to take care of you. Because he's a supplier.

[24:22] He's a provider. God's going to take care of you. He has never run out of resources. It's not your case that will make God incapable. It's not your case that will make God and put God in a disability.

[24:37] It's not your situation. God has never run out of resources. He has never run out of ability to help you. And I stand here as God's servant to announce to somebody that this week, God will provide for you.

[24:48] This week, God will provide for you. This man, God will provide for you. Yes, it looks like the man has almost run out, but the devil is a liar. God will provide for you. God will provide for you.

[25:00] God will provide for you. Shout hallelujah. Shout hallelujah. Those who don't like you and they are waiting for you to fail, they have a long time to wait.

[25:14] Hallelujah. I said they've got a very long time to wait. Because my people, God said, my people shall never be put to shame.

[25:28] Hallelujah. In Joel chapter 2, verse 26 and 27, he said, and my people shall never be said.

[25:39] My people. And the last bit, let's all read the last bit. Can you see the end from the end? If you believe it doesn't belong to you, don't say it. But if you believe it belongs to you, you have to say it with confidence.

[25:51] You say it with boldness. That's this three three. Are you ready to read it out? Let's read it out. Let's go. Let's read it out. Let's go. Some of you didn't read it like you believe it.

[26:02] Read it out loud. Come on, read it again. For the last time louder, and my people shall never be put to shame.

[26:14] Hallelujah. This is God talking. This is God talking. Whatever you mean. This is God speaking. He said, my people shall never be put to shame.

[26:27] He must know what he's talking about. Shame is not part of your future. Hey, I said, shame is not part of your future. Disgrace.

[26:39] Disgrace is not part of your future. Shame is not part of your future. Shout, I believe. I believe. I believe. I believe. I believe.

[26:49] People see you and they feel sorry for you. Tell them, feel sorry for yourself. Because you know what?

[27:01] I'm coming out of this very soon. I'm coming out of it very soon. I'm coming out. Yeah, they may see things done with you. Don't worry. Tell them, look at me well, because I know I'm coming out of it.

[27:14] Do you know what kind of God? And I'm here to tell you that he's a provider and a supplier. I know you are sitting here, you are thinking, this is the firewood.

[27:27] This is the knife. Where is this land? How, how am I going to get through this, the end of this month? How am I going to get this job going through?

[27:39] How is the business going to rise? Look at the court cases around me. How am I going to pull through this? Look at the way my marriage is going. How can, because I actually messed up. Things went wild.

[27:50] How can things come back together? You know, there's always a how, when, why, how? Remember, in the God of Isaac, we know the God who provides a land for himself.

[28:02] Watch this. He's not providing a land for you. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Genesis chapter, Genesis chapter 22. The same text, verse 8.

[28:14] He said, my son, my son, my son, my son, God will provide, not for you, for himself. Because this, I'm working with him.

[28:24] I'm bidding his, I'm doing at his bidings. I'm obeying him. When you obey God, he's, he's responsible for the consequences. So he said, I, God, will provide a land.

[28:36] Do you know why Abraham told Isaac that? Because he's worked with God. And he's seen that God always provides. Hmm. God always provides. So he had the, he had the audacity to tell his son in the face of acute scarcity and lack.

[28:55] Wow. Complete absence. No sign of provision. He said, don't worry. God will provide for himself a lamb.

[29:08] Did he do it? Yes. When you read it, you find out he did it. God, he provided a lamb, a ram, caught in the ticket. Big one. Abraham was an old man.

[29:19] He didn't have to fight with the ram. The ram was already arrested. The Isaac relationship with Abraham is a very interesting one. Everything was done for Isaac. Listen, Karim Najee, I chose a wife for him.

[29:30] When I saw that, I said, wow, this is, this is kind of, very far. I chose a wife for you. Isaac, why? Isaac, just go get her. No, Isaac said, you don't understand. I just don't go and obtain.

[29:43] I just come to obtain. I came to inherit. I just came to stand. Pastor, you know the scripture that just, Holy Ghost just put on my hand. In Isaiah, I think it's Isaiah chapter.

[29:56] It should be chapter 65 or 66. I think 65. Somewhere 20 or so. It says that, inherit, you will live in houses that you do not build. He said, they shall not build another and another inhabit.

[30:14] They shall not plant and another eat. For all the days of my people, so shall they, and my lesha, he said, others have labored and I'm sending you to reap what you have not labored.

[30:27] That Jesus said to his disciples. Jesus, that's what Jesus said. Did you see that? He said, John 4, 38, I sent you to reap, okay, I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored.

[30:42] Everything you enjoy that you have to labor for. No, no, no, no. In the first place, it's wrong for you to labor for others too. Take it.

[30:53] You can't be working like an elephant and eating like an ant. No, it's not the God of Isaac. Do you know about Isaac?

[31:05] Let me tell you this and I can't end this. Isaac, Isaac, when it comes to Abraham, when, thank you, Jesus, for provision.

[31:17] Thank you, Jesus. He said, my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory. God is a provider. this from today to the end of the year, some people are about to have sweatless victories.

[31:44] Sweatless victories. Sweatless victories. Sweatless victories. Sit down, sit down, sit down. Let me finish this. Please sit down, sit down. Bible says that when he came to choosing a wife, he sent his servant to go and get a wife for his son.

[31:58] And when his servant arrived, you know what he said? He said, you know who I'm coming to get a wife for? I'm coming to get a wife for somebody who has not worked. But, the good thing is that he's so blessed, he's so blessed, his father is so blessed, we all know about his father and everything his father has has been given to him.

[32:22] Genesis chapter 24, verse 34. 34. So he said, I'm Abraham's servant. Go to the next verse. The Lord has blessed who? My master. Who is the master?

[32:33] Abraham. The Lord has blessed my master and he has become great. My master has become great. And he has given, God has given him flocks and haze. Now, those times when you talk about flocks, it's better than shares and bonds.

[32:48] The stock market is raining. Abraham. God has given him stocks, shares, bonds, gold, silver and gold, male servant and female servant.

[33:03] He has so much. And camels and donkeys. Camels and donkeys, you are talking about private jets and libo's eggs. Close this.

[33:15] God has given him. Watch this. But you know, are you ready for this? This is it. Look at verse 36. It says, And Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when he was old.

[33:27] And to him, my master has given all. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All.

[33:37] All. All. All. All. All. Genesis chapter 25. Look at Genesis chapter 25. I want to show you something quickly. 25 verse 5 and 6. The same thing. Abraham had other sons, other children.

[33:50] For those of you, when Sarah died, he had children with a woman called Keturah. Keturah. Keturah. Keturah has seven children. And Abraham gave them some stamp.

[34:01] The Bible said, And Abraham, let's all read. Is it okay we all read it to her? Let's go. Let's go. And Abraham gave all the heart to Isaac. Did you see that?

[34:12] How many things did you give to Isaac? All. To know God as the God of Isaac, you are knowing him as the God who just supplies all. In 1 Timothy chapter 6 verse 17, it says that warn those who are rich in this world.

[34:27] Warn them. Warn them. Warn those who are rich. Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God.

[34:38] Watch, watch, watch, watch. What does this here about the living God? Who gives all, richly all things. He provides, He gives, He supplies richly all things to enjoy.

[34:50] Hallelujah. Life is not meant for endurance. It's meant for enjoyment. Life is not meant for endurance.

[35:01] It's meant for enjoyment. Your British life has reduced everything about your life to endurance. You are managing. You are managing.

[35:13] Management. Management. We are good managers. He appeared to Abraham. When Abraham sacrificed Isaac, he said, because you have done this, I will bless you and I will bless your descendants. Genesis chapter 22 verse 17, 18, and 19.

[35:25] He said, because you have done this, I will bless you. In blessing, I will bless you. Multiply. I will multiply your descendants. He gave him all these promises. Okay? It's for Abraham. Now when you look at Genesis chapter 26 from verse 3, 4, 5.

[35:41] Look at verse 3. When Isaac wanted to go to Egypt, God appeared to him. He said, don't go to Egypt. He said, dwell in the land. And I'll be with you and bless you. Watch this. For you and your descendants, I will give this land and I'll perform my oath which I swore to.

[35:57] No, I don't have to swear to you. I swore to Abraham. You just come and enjoy the thing. I swore to Abraham. Look at verse 4. Look at verse 4.

[36:07] I'll make your descendants multiply at the start of heaven. I'll give you the descendants, to your descendants, all this land. And in your sister, this is the promise he told Abraham.

[36:18] He said, what's in Isaac's voice? It's Abraham's. He said, Abraham. Go to the verse, verse 5. Look at it. Because Abraham, you didn't have to do it. Abraham obeyed me, so you are coming to enjoy it.

[36:31] Jesus obeyed. Of course. And, you got it. Our enjoyment is because of the obedience of Jesus. That's the difference between Christianity and every other religion.

[36:49] Religion says you have to do and merit it. Christianity says you don't have to merit. It's not merit. It's mercy. You don't get by merit. It's by mercy. Jesus had to come and pay for it.

[37:01] You just come and enjoy it. He said, because Abraham obeyed me, I will do this for you. It's not you. It's Abraham.

[37:11] Knowing God as the God of Isaac means that knowing the God, knowing him as the God who supplies. Even when we think we don't deserve it. Let me finish with the last text in the same Genesis of the 26.

[37:26] All right. When you go down, down, down to verse 24, 23 and 24. 23 and 24. Look at what he says. Can you help me put you on the screen, please? Then he went up from there to Beersheba.

[37:39] Verse 24. And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, I am the God of your father, Abraham. Before he became the God of Isaac, he first had to be the God of Abraham.

[37:53] I'm the God of your father, Abraham. Do not fear for I'm with you. I'll bless you and multiply your descendants for my. Say about Abraham's sake. Did somebody get up?

[38:05] God is dealing with us because of Jesus. Life is not permitted to be the same again for you. Amen. Things must change for the better.

[38:17] Amen. Do you know why? Because of Christ. Because of Christ alone. Because of Christ alone. Because of Christ alone.

[38:32] And from today, I see things are changing for somebody. Amen. Your colorful story, history, colorful success story is being redefined.

[38:44] It's being rewritten for you. And it definitely shall be well with you. Amen. It definitely shall be well. Time will not permit me to go a bit further, but then I will leave it. Remember, what I discovered, which was very interesting, I almost said it, but I forgot, I almost forgot saying it, that Isaac, when he even came to the tomb, he was buried.

[39:01] He didn't have to do it. He was buried in his father's tomb. That is a very interesting. From cradle to grave. Thank you, sir. He was buried in his father's tomb. It's tomb.

[39:11] In Genesis chapter 49, verse 30 and 31. Genesis 49, 30 and 31. Bible talks about how we say that. In the cave that is in the field of, that's Jacob's tomb, which is before memory, oh man, they buried Abraham, verse 30, we call it 30 and 31.

[39:28] In the cave, which Abraham bought, with the field, okay, with the field of Ephron, the Hittite, as a possession for a burial place.

[39:40] And what happened to that place? Go to the verse 31. There, they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife, and they buried Isaac, his wife too. When Abraham bought the land, that's what he said. Even where he was buried, his father bought the place.

[39:58] Isaac, knowing God as the God of Isaac, means that Isaac is a God who supplies. Rather, sister, I want to tell you one thing. God is interested in taking care of you.

[40:10] And he'll supply for you. 1 Peter 5, 7, it says, casting all your care. Do you know what it means to cast? What do you mean to cast? Cast means like this. Get out of it.

[40:23] You worry too much. You worry too much. Cast your care upon him. Why? That's the, it said, casting all your care upon him. Okay? So 1 Peter 5, verse 7, casting all your care upon him.

[40:35] Why? For he cares for you. We have not been made to carry cares. Human beings, when you carry worry, you break down. That's why you have never break down, emotional breakdown, and then depression, and all that, because human beings were not designed to carry.

[40:52] So if your car, some of you have cars, your car, if you begin to make your car a scrapyard to carry, you know, that's your car's not meant, you need a van for that.

[41:03] You were not, sister, you were not meant to carry worry. You know, that dot didn't design you like that. That's what is affecting you. So it's even blocking your ability to dream. Oh. Oh. Yes.

[41:14] Yes. It's hampering your ability to be creative. It's stifling your creativity. Worry, worry, worry, worry. And you see ghosts where nothing exists, where there are no ghosts. You just see ghosts, you see problems everywhere.

[41:26] Because so much is on your mind that you begin to see things that don't exist and create problems. It's like mirages, mirages, problemat, mirages of problems.

[41:37] You just see them everywhere because there's too much problem on your mind. The devil loves it that way. But Bible says that casting all. Not some. Not some. Not some. Not some.

[41:47] How many? All. How many? You mean all? What about the things I did myself? The wrong thing? He said all. If it's bothering you, then he said okay, casting them all, throw them all on God.

[41:58] Why? Because he cares for you. He doesn't want you to carry it. He said, I'll take it for you. Because I'm the God of Isaac. Thank you, God. Thank you, God. Thank you, God. Thank you, God. Thank you, God.

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[42:31] Be blessed.