(Gen 22:2 NKJV) Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”
Why would God ask Abraham to take his only son whom he loved so much and had waited for a hundred years to have? Why would he be asked to sacrifice him to the Lord? God knew that Isaac meant more to Abraham than anything or anyone else in the world.
Did you ever pray for something for so long and then finally get it? What do we do when this happens? We probably treasure it because we knew how long we waited for it and what it took to get it!!
Just as God asked Abraham for his only son, we shouldn’t be surprised if God asks us to sacrifice something we love so much.
It’s not that God wants to take away the things that are important to us. (Gen 22:12 NKJV) And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.
So even though God asked Abraham for his son, He didn’t end up taking him. He just wanted to see if Abraham would let anything come between him and God.
Does God come first or is He second or third, after the very thing He has blessed us with? When God blesses us with something He wants us not to forget Him. But, sometimes that very thing He blessed us with can replace Him if we are not careful.
Take some time today and just ponder on these words. Give God first place in our lives. Obeying Him brings GREAT VICTORY!!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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