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THINKING THROUGH

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“Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about.”            Genesis 22:3 NIV

 

Absolute surrender means thinking through the sacrifice. The Lord’s instructions had pierced Abraham’s heart, cut him to the core. He was hurting within, suffering the most severe pain imaginable. His thoughts were bound to be bouncing around wondering, questioning: How could the Lord tell me to offer my son as a sacrifice? Is this not against His law that forbids murder (Genesis 9:5-6)? How can I sacrifice my own son, the son of my heart and of my life? Would I not rather die myself than him? Why would the Lord want such a thing? Why, O Lord, why? What about the promise? Lord, you promised and gave Your Word that Isaac was the promised son, that he was to be the father of nations, that through his descendants the promised seed would come, the Saviour of the World? If I sacrifice Isaac, how can all this happen? How can you fulfil your promise? How can I ever face Sarah again, or for that matter, face anyone? And what about my testimony before the world? What are the unbelievers going to think—all those who know me? What kind of testimony will this be to them? Lord, sacrificing Isaac does not match Your promise. I cannot reconcile all this in my mind. How can You fulfil Your promise if I do this thing? How could you ask me to sacrifice Isaac? Abraham’s inability to resolve the problem did not keep him from obeying the Lord. What is keeping us from obeying the Lord?

 

PRAYER THOUGHT

Trust and obey for there is no other way.

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Lord, we never can prove the delights of Your love until all on the altar we lay. For the favour You show and the joy You bestow, are for those who will trust and obey. AMEN

 

INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)

Matthew 22:15-33

 

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