the will of His Father, was 'led as a lamb to the slaughter,' and for our sakes He yielded up His life upon the cross, on that very same mountain on which, nearly two thousand years before, Isaac had been laid upon the altar of wood.

Surely, we should truly love and ever try to serve our Lord Jesus, Who so freely gave Himself for us; surely we should love and adore Our Father in heaven,' in that He 'sent His Son to be the Saviour of the world.' God has given to us far more than Abraham was ready to give to God by sacrificing his son Isaac; for God gave up to death for us His beloved and only-begotten Son. How should we love Him Who has so loved us? 'Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift.'