SACRIFICE
OF FAITH
Genesis
22:1-14
Devotional:- “And
Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son” (V.10)
Until
men are ready to follow God at all costs, we may not yet see His best (Isaiah
1:19) NIV. Was Abraham mad? No, he was not. He was just willing to follow God
no matter what it may cost.
God
suddenly called him one day that he should take the only son he had waited for a
hundred years and sacrifice him unto Him. Even though Abraham had waited so long
to have Isaac yet, he knew God was not wicked but only wanted to show him
another miracle he had never seen before. He concluded that God was able to
raise Isaac back to life and he was willing to see the miracle of resurrection
for the first time in his life (Hebrew 11:17–19). He knew God had said in Isaac
shall your seed be called, so he concluded it must be time for a miracle.
Friend,
what is God asking you to sacrifice? He can be replaced a thousand times. See,
until your sacrifice of faith goes to God; His real treasure may not open unto
you. Abraham stepped out by faith and you can step out by faith also. When
Abraham did, he stepped into the covenant of greatness. You are about to step
into yours. Don’t let any material hold down your destiny. God will surely test
each of us by asking us to lay down something. It is only people who are
willing to lay down that can pick up their greatness in God. No matter how the
instruction may be, step out by faith and God will step in.
Prayer:
Lord, strengthen me to step out to obey you.
“THE
KIND OF RISK YOU ARE READY TO TAKE FOR GOD DETERMINES THE KIND OF RELEASE YOU
CAN ENJOY”
