Here in Gen 21:1-7 and chapter 22 we see Abraham tested to the limit. we see him trust the lord with everything. We can tell from earlier interactions that Abraham wanted this so much. he wanted a child and now he has it. what does to the lord do? challenge him to let go. We've been studying idols and how we often put those things first. Here Abram ties up his idol and is prepared to destroy it. We have to let go of these idols and replace them in our hearts with the creator. We were made for this. We were made to take our idols up on the mountain, tie them up and lay them on the alter. The good Gospel news is that God will provide. Abraham is questions or spoken to several times and he always responds "Here am I" humbly he presents himself to the lord, to his son and to the angel of the lord. "here am I".
Question: Where is or what is your Isaac? what is it that needs to be given up as it takes the first place in your life with Christ? Where is it in our lives we need to say "here am I lord, all of me"
first, i realllllly love the way you phrased this. that abraham ties up his idol and is prepared to destroy it. such a cool like physical way to see this action of giving things to God...
ReplyDeletei think in some ways a current "Isaac" of mine is comfort. i have been given such amazing love and provision through friends and family that the idea of not having it is absolutely terrifying. i think i see sin surface in various ways through this... whether it's my stubbornness of wanting my own way, or more recently just with thinking about the future it is really hard for me to imagine leaving the comfort of love and Christian community that i have here. i think i give God a lot of me, but in my thinking i still really let my own comfort have a say.