The promise that God gave to Abraham was extended to Isaac. Isaac received the favor and blessing of God, not because Isaac deserved it, but because God is gracious and God is a promise keeper. All of Isaac’s life points us to the amazing grace and love of God. Throughout Isaac’s life, God provides in ways that bless Isaac but also point us to God’s grace. Often Isaac doesn’t even seem to be the main character in his own story—he is a recipient of the good and loving work of God in a bigger story. One of the most powerful moments of lsaac’s life centers on God’s instructions to Abraham to give Isaac as a sacrifice. This unnerving story shows that God has a plan to do what we cannot do—there is no sacrifice that we could ever make to deal with the problems of sin and death, but God provides an offering that is greater. By faith we trust God to carry us through the difficult moments to something better. Throughout Isaac’s life, even beyond this scary event, God is present and providing. God provided a wife, He provided land and water, He provided children, and He would eventually use Isaac to extend the promise of blessing to a new generation that would carry on God’s promised blessing to others. In our own lives God continues to be present and providing. If look for God’s good and loving activity, we will realize that God’s grace is always moving us to His promises.