file: /pub/resources/text/Our.Daily.Bread: db940107.TXT
          -------------------------------------------------------


          OUR DAILY BREAD                        Friday, January 7, 1994
          ----------------
          READ:  Genesis 22:1-14

                                   HE WILL PROVIDE

                       Abraham said, "My son, God will provide
                               for Himself the lamb."
                                   --Genesis 22:8

          Pastor  Roy S. Nicholson told of a time when he had no  money  to
          buy  food.  Determined  to trust God for his needs and  not  tell
          anyone,  he  and  his wife presented their case to  the  Lord  in
          prayer.

          The  next morning he set the table for breakfast, confident  that
          the  Lord would provide something to eat.  Just then a  boy  from
          their  Sunday school came to the house with a sack of  flour  and
          some milk.  Tears welled up in the pastor's eyes.  No sooner  had
          he  left  than "Granny" Turner appeared at the  door  carrying  a
          large  serving  tray loaded with Virginia ham,  eggs,  grits  and
          gravy,  hot biscuits, butter, jelly, and  coffee.  Nicholson  was
          filled with praise to God.

          Abraham  faced an even more serious test of faith.  God had  told
          him  he would become the father of a great nation, but  then  God
          asked him to sacrifice his promised son Isaac on the  alter.  How
          could  Abraham do such a thing!  Yet, many years of trusting  God
          for  his long-awaited son had taught him that his  confidence  in
          God  would be fully rewarded.  "God will provide for Himself  the
          lamb," he told Isaac.

          Faith  like that is not born in a day.  It's the result of  years
          of seeing God's faithfulness to His promises, and it grows as  we
          daily choose to believe what He says.

          Author:  Dennis J. De Haan

                                       PRAYER
                 Lord, forgive us for not trusting you more. When we
               face times of testing, may we follow Abraham's example
                 and believe You will provide exactly what we need.

          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
          ---------------------
          Man's poverty is never a strain on God's provision.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Our Daily Bread, Copyright 1994, used by permission of Radio Bible Class,
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49555, USA. Written permission must be obtained 
from RBC for any further posting or distribution. RBC provides a variety
of Bible resources, which are free of charge. RBC is not funded by any
group or denomination, and support come voluntarily from its Members
and friends. Write for more information, or call 1-800-598-7221
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------