"He said, 'Take now your son...'" Genesis 22:2
God's command is,"Take now," not later. Isn't it incredible how we debate with God? When God wants us to do something or to follow him, it really isn't negotiable.
"So Abraham rose early in the morning...and went to the place of which God had told him" (22:3).
Oh, the wonderful simplicity of Abraham! When God spoke, he did it. He didn't call his friends and discuss or analyze. Abraham didn't even get to choose what his sacrifice was going to be. He wasn't like,"God, I know my son is wonderful, bbuuutt look at that purty little flawless lamb or pig or goat or gorilla over there." During my devotional today, I read this: If God has made your cup sweet, drink it with grace; or even if He has made it bitter, drink it in communion with Him. If the providential will of God means a hard and difficult time for you, go through it. But never decide the place of your own martydrom as if to say, "I will only go to there,, but no farther."
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