The Other Side of the Mountain

What Pastor Kong shared during the offering message last Fri impacted me quite a bit.

He shared about Abraham bring his precious only son Isaac up to the mountains to sacrifice him unto the Lord. Unknown to him, God had already prepared a ram for himself, to replace Isaac as the sacrifice. And as he climbed up this side of the mountain, God was bring the ram up from the other side.

The mountain was separating Abraham and the provision of God, so Abraham couldn't see the provision God had made for him. (He probably won't have recognised it if he saw it anyway. :P) It was until he was about the plunge the knife into Isaac that God revealed his provision for him.

When God provides the vision, he will provide the provision. Sometimes we just have to wait, because our miracle is over the other side of the mountain. We might not see it yet, but it is slowly moving towards us. It might not come in the form that we expect it to be, but God knows better. We just need to be patient and keep climbing. Our miracle will meet us someday, on the top of the mountain! :)

I lift up my eyes to the hills, where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. (Ps 121:1-2. NIV)