June 16th: Genesis 22:1-19
Genesis 22:1-19
What would be the hardest thing for you to sacrifice? What would it be hardest for you to give up?
After waiting until he was 100 years old to finally become a father, God then commanded him to offer up that son as a sacrifice.
Surely there were many questions going through Abraham's mind as he considered this. What about the promise of more descendants? How is God going to keep the promise of descendants if He takes away my only son? Will Sarah hate me forever if I do this?
The idols in our lives are those things we would have the hardest times giving up. We often think of idols as bad things, but many, perhaps even most of our idols are actually good things. Family, children, friends, sports, good grades, work, etc.. These things aren't bad, but when they become more important to us than God, then they've become idols and we need to repent.
In the end, of course, God didn't make Abraham go through with offering up his son as a sacrifice, but God provided a ram as a sacrifice instead. However God did go through with giving His only begotten Son as the perfect, once-for-all sacrifice, for us. So if we ever doubt the Lord's love for us, we need look no further than the cross.
What would be the hardest thing for you to sacrifice? What would it be hardest for you to give up?
After waiting until he was 100 years old to finally become a father, God then commanded him to offer up that son as a sacrifice.
Surely there were many questions going through Abraham's mind as he considered this. What about the promise of more descendants? How is God going to keep the promise of descendants if He takes away my only son? Will Sarah hate me forever if I do this?
The idols in our lives are those things we would have the hardest times giving up. We often think of idols as bad things, but many, perhaps even most of our idols are actually good things. Family, children, friends, sports, good grades, work, etc.. These things aren't bad, but when they become more important to us than God, then they've become idols and we need to repent.
In the end, of course, God didn't make Abraham go through with offering up his son as a sacrifice, but God provided a ram as a sacrifice instead. However God did go through with giving His only begotten Son as the perfect, once-for-all sacrifice, for us. So if we ever doubt the Lord's love for us, we need look no further than the cross.
Comments
Post a Comment