He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”        Genesis 22:5 NIV

Absolute surrender means trusting the Lord and His power to raise up and use the sacrifice. Abraham trusted the Lord and trusted every Word the Lord had said. Abraham believed that God would raise up Isaac from the dead, if need be. An astonishing belief, nevertheless, it is exactly what Scripture says. Abraham instructed the servants to wait at the bottom of the mountain while he and Isaac went to the top and worshipped. He then said that both he and Isaac would return. Abraham was not lying to the men, he believed they both would return. Hebrews tells us what Abraham was thinking: God would raise Isaac from the dead, if need be (Hebrews 11:17-19). Abraham knew the Lord’s promise was true. His son would live and give rise to nations of people and to the promised seed, the Saviour of the world. Therefore, the Lord would raise Isaac from the dead, if need be, to fulfil His promise. Abraham’s trust in the Lord had grown so much that he believed that the Lord would resurrect Isaac. Abraham was learning what total surrender meant. He was casting himself completely upon the Lord and His promise. Let’s keep in mind, Abraham had never seen any person raised from the dead. But the thought crossed his mind, and he gave great thought to the idea. He believed that the Lord would raise Isaac to fulfil His promise. What faith! What great belief in the Lord, His promises and His power! Abraham was surrendering to God all the way through this experience.

PRAYER THOUGHT

Lord, we trust Your promises and power in the process of surrender.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Lord, thank You that as we process our absolute surrender to You, we, like Abraham can trust You, Your promises and His power. AMEN

INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)

Matthew 23:1-22

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