Not Withholding His Only Son

FAITH IN ACTION:
LIVING AS FAITHFUL PEOPLE
God's Covenant
The Lord Provides

Genesis 22:15-19 The Message

 ^15-18 The angel of God spoke from Heaven a second time to Abraham: "I swear—God's sure word!—because you have gone through with this, and have not refused to give me your son, your dear, dear son, I'll bless you—oh, how I'll bless you! And I'll make sure that your children flourish—like stars in the sky! like sand on the beaches! And your descendants will defeat their enemies. All nations on Earth will find themselves blessed through your descendants because you obeyed me."
 ¹⁹ Then Abraham went back to his young servants. They got things together and returned to Beersheba. Abraham settled down in Beersheba.

For Reflection
Think about how hard it would be to give up your child in obedience to God.   Abraham was so faithful to God that in agony he was willing to do just that.  How hard then, can it be to reject conventional wisdom, selfishness, material possessions, or adherence to culturally embedded wisdom?  God hoped that  Abraham would follow through. God has the same faith in you that He had in Abraham.   God hopes for your continuing obedience to His will.  What do you hope for?

Pray
that you will withhold nothing from God.  Pray that you will give yourself over completely to His will.  Spend time meditating on how surrender to God would change you.