God with Us in the Wilderness, February 18th Worship

The First Sunday in Lent comes to us with stories of temptation and test.  It begins with the story of Abraham.  He waited his whole life for the fulfillment of the promise and a son to carry on his name. Then comes the call to sacrifice that very same son to the Lord.  Abraham had been bounced around his whole life and now he had to ask: Why me?  We have all had those "why me" moments of test, trial, and temptation.  Today, we discover how God is present even in the troubles of life and how His good and gracious will carries us through those trials.  Could it be that God is at work even in our darkest moments and times of greatest fear?  Not only Abraham tells us that the answer is yes - Jesus' own temptation shows us that God works in those moments of test and temptation to reveal his great love and infinite compassion.