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Genesis 22:1-14
What is your most precious possession? Perhaps it’s your sleep or girlfriends, studies or work. Conventional wisdom tells us to hang on to what we value most.
Now think abt the story of Abraham and Isaac. Imagine being put in Abraham’s position, being asked to sacrifice your only son, for whom u waited for 100 years, wondering why God would ask for such a devastating act of obedience. What would u do?
Of course, we knew the end story. Isaac was never in danger. But Abraham was. God tested Abraham’s heart to clarify who came first. The answer came back clearly: “You do. God.”
The truth is that Isaac wasn’t Abraham ‘s to sacrifice.. The doting father didn’t own the son. We don’t truly possess what we have in this life: Our jobs, our homes, etc. Similarly, our families and friends are entrusted to us for a time and it is up to us to influence them towards following God while we have the opportunity. We need to follow Abraham’s example and hold our possession and relationship loosely to be regarded and “used” as God intends.
A simple enough idea, right? But as Abraham proved, what seems simple isn’t necessarily easy. In what ways is God asking you to give up what you might be tempted to think belongs to u?
Yew Fie says: In my tribe, I know some of u are holding strongly to –
- Relationship (finding girlfriend)
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- Status in the tribe
Yew Fie says: Guys, always remember this as what my spiritual father,
Pastor William always tells me:
100% man, 100% God. Put your trust in HIM.
John 14:1
Jesus says: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in ME.”
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