Abraham loved God more than his father---he left his father's land and all behind.
He went through so many trials and testings. Doesn't exempt us from further ones.
It's what people give me the hardest saying about:
It's what people give me the hardest saying about:
they really don't want to hear
that one more thing has happened in my life or their own life.
that one more thing has happened in my life or their own life.
Don't even tell me---
is what the mantra seems to be.
is what the mantra seems to be.
Where does my default thinking end up? Do I love God more? Do I love God more than my children? Do I love God more than people and what they say to me?
I didn't think I would end my life struggling with acceptance but I am.
Does anyone even want to read anything I write? Probably not. But one child asked me to write.
So, here it is with all honesty.
So, back to Abraham---does Abraham love God more than his precious son, Isaac?
He is about to find out.
Abraham.
God calls his name.
"Here I am." What are are you saying to your servant tonight, my Lord?
No one could be prepared for what was about to happen.
Kill your son, Isaac.
God tells Abraham he must have his son, his only son, the son Sarah wept to bear.
The son of your laughter. That one.
Yes, the one who is as your own very soul.
Do it in the land of Moriah, a 3-day journey for you to consider your every step.
With no known reason like other trials where the reasoning was seen.
Hey, do we demand to know the reason for the things that happen to us when in unknown territory? Sometimes, I think God is punishing me for my mishandling of life. I used to say that to you all---maybe God is disciplining you in this? You all never liked that. Ever. Wish I had not ever said that phrase. We aren't being punished for our sins---our sins are forgiven and forgotten. Mea culpa to my children.
No delay in any way or form on Abraham's part.
Why? Scripture interprets Scripture. Abram knew Genesis 15 1-18...
An Incomparable Covenant of Love.
The day never to be forgotten...
promised seed - Christ himself
promised land - Heaven above.
So, no delay in Abram's obedience.
He even distanced himself from his own servants not to intercede or intercept.
A holy willfulness with the heaviest heart carried by any known man on earth.
Abraham bound the hands that had reached out to grab him as his daddy.
The hands that folded in prayer with his dad. Abraham bound those hands.
The Sun of Righteousness broke through.
Lay not your own hand upon that son.
The answer: Abraham loved God more than he loved Isaac.
What competes in our heart for the rule of the sovereignty of God?
He even distanced himself from his own servants not to intercede or intercept.
A holy willfulness with the heaviest heart carried by any known man on earth.
Abraham bound the hands that had reached out to grab him as his daddy.
The hands that folded in prayer with his dad. Abraham bound those hands.
The Sun of Righteousness broke through.
Lay not your own hand upon that son.
The answer: Abraham loved God more than he loved Isaac.
What competes in our heart for the rule of the sovereignty of God?
And a thought and a prayer: "If You will" - God, please change our hearts. You see the struggles. You hear our cries.
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