" . . . Then [Isaac] said, 'Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?' "
Every human being has "fire" and "wood" when it comes to life and religion. Everyone knows, deep in their hearts, that there is a righteous God who must be assuaged. What separates the redeemed church from everyone else is the "Lamb for a burnt offering." Only those that possess Jesus have the atoning sacrifice for their sins.
Issac's question, "*Where* is the lamb . . . ?" is a good one. The Lamb is found by faith. He is worshipped in His church. And His gospel is to be proclaimed in the world. When you pray, bring in your arms of faith the "Lamb of God" (Christ).
[Puritan quote of the day: "The more we see the grace of God in Christ, the spirit of fear is diminished and replaced by a spirit of love and boldness." --Richard Sibbes, in "Glorious Freedom"]
