Abraham was put to the test to see if he valued his son more than God. So God asked him to sacrifice his son and he obeyed God. He was willing to do it because of his love for the Lord. What do I value in my life? Would I be willing to give it up if asked by God? Is there something I value more than God that I need to give up? In my mind I feel God is number one in my life. Perhaps there are things I value more than I should. If so, I want God to point it out or test me. I want him to be number one over anyone or anything. Those are strong words and if God puts me to the test I want to be able to easily obey and not have it be a struggle.
Daily Bible Challenge: Day 22-Genesis 22
There’s so much that could be said about what happens in this chapter. We see Abraham have to send away his oldest son in the previous chapter and now God has asked him to sacrifice his son, Isaac. I would think that this would have been such a difficult thing for Abraham to do. “What about those promises?” he may have thought, but he had seen God do miracles before. What a test! I believe that God would never ask anyone to offer a human sacrifice today because He never goes against His Word. This incident was before the Ten Commandments were given and God knew all along that He would keep Isaac from being harmed. I also think about Isaac’s submission to his father in all of this as Abraham was an old man at this point, but Isaac trusted him through this difficult process without lifting a hand against him to try to save his own life. Although Abraham may have failed at some things in the past, He certainly passed this test along with Isaac! Abraham was willing to give up his own son and completely trust God with him. This can be seen as a picture of God’s love for us in how He gave up His Son for us, but Jesus is the perfect lamb without any other substitute that could be sacrificed in His place. This chapter shows such love and obedience with complete surrender. I want to pass whatever test that God may have for me and I hope that you do too.
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Nothing in Scripture is accidental or incidental. V1 starts out, “after these things” – what things? All the challenges we read about in the previous chapters that God used to prepare Abraham for his Moriah moment. Then the test of faith came. I don’t think God ever gives us a test that he hasn’t fully prepared us to successfully navigate with Him by our side. I’m not saying there isn’t any pain or suffering in the trial. But, any suffering in the refining process is sweet communion with our Lord – fellowship of His suffering (Phil 3:10). I know my suffering could never equal what He suffered on my behalf on the Cross at Calvary.
There’s a sweet promise to you and me in v7. God says He will provide Himself a lamb … yet in v13, Abraham finds a ram instead of a lamb caught in the thicket for the sacrifice, This was not the God’s promise from v7, that promise would not be fulfilled until Jesus came as the Lamb Of God to take away the sin of the world. (John 1:29). Lord, thank you for the buried treasures in Your Word!
This is a very powerful chapter. As a parent I find it hard to even fathom the thought of losing my son, let alone being the one who sacrifices him, yet Abraham trusted the Lord to fulfill His promises and our Lord God Himself gave up His only Son, the Lamb of God to forgive our sins. There is so much power in that truth and the truth that God’s love for us knows no end.
I have struggled to give up certain things in my life that I feel called to give up and I continue battle satan daily over it. I pray I can surrender my worldly desires that keep me from God and my family. I know that once I do, the promise of surrendering to God and losing my worldly desires will fulfill me more than I can imagine.
Ok, look at from a dads point of view …. Lost one son…. Now, not only am I losing a second, but I have to sacrifice him?!?!
Wow
I believe God knows he has to test me everyday, I have noticed when I past the tests ,I see His big picture but when I fail ….the wicked one swoops in with his firry darts of temptation.
its simple ….just like in verse 18 and through your offspring[b] all nations on earth will be blessed,[c] because you have obeyed me.”
BECAUSE YOU HAVE OBEYED ME
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