Commitment Level Set
Genesis 22: 9 Then they came to the
place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed
the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar,
upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched out his
hand and took the knife to slay his son.
11 But the Angel of
the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
So he said, “Here I am.”
12 And He said, “Do not lay your
hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God,
since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from
Me.”
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GOD knows all. HE is omniscient. HE did not discover
Abraham’s commitment level when Abraham raised the knife to slay his son Isaac,
rather GOD may have set the commitment level within him.
My Observations:
- Abraham was committed to
GOD from his youth.
- Abraham heard and
believed many passed down stories from his father and from his ancestors,
Enoch and Shem.
- Abraham had no doubt
that GOD would do as HE said HE would do, so he almost went through with
the strange sacrifice.
This example of commitment was shown by Abraham for you and
me. GOD did not have anything different for Abraham to do that required more
training. GOD shared this commitment level with everyone who seeks to follow
HIM, because, I believe, we can sometimes get so enamored with the thing GOD
gives us, that we lose sight that the thing is still HIS.
HE may give us a vision, or a gift or earthly wealth and we
hold onto it like it is ours. Every human is HIS, every animal and every place
we build are HIS. Even our very lives are HIS. We may think we can do what we
want to do, but followers of CHRIST are willing to sacrifice things that are
precious to us, just because we love GOD. HE is willing to set a higher level
of commitment within you and me.
Challenge
- Why did JESUS call to
Abraham from heaven?
- Do you spend time
worrying about something GOD has given you and now you may lose it?
- Are you willing to
sacrifice the thing you love so your level of commitment to GOD can
increase?
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