When following the will of God, total submission of ourselves is necessary to truly begin to realize the potential that He has presented to us. We must step away from what we understand with our own mind as being beneficial and step into God's promise, which has never changed, that He will provide for us. When God calls us to a place, He has already planned out every step. Aligning ourselves with this plan aligns us with God and his holy power. And with a combination like this, we are tied to infinite possibilities!
In Genesis 22, God required a sacrifice of Abraham, once again, of his best, which was his son Isaac, “whom he loved”(v. 2). Then early the next day, though uncertain, Abraham set out to do what God required of him with his faith guiding him.
Many times this element of sacrifice is forgotten. Abrahams human nature as a father did not want to make the sacrifice, but in his spirit he knew that he had to obey God. His faith took over his human nature and Isaac was nearly sacrificed. Nearly only because, as mentioned before, Abraham, with faith, aligned his actions with God's plan and was privy to God's power and deliverance. God saw that Abraham would faithfully follow him and make a willing sacrifice, so He be dispatched an angel to stop him and sent a ram in the stead of Isaac.
God chooses us for his own reasons, some of which we may not understand. But as seen in this example, the bottom line is to respond as Abraham did and tell God “I am here.” Complying with God will not go unseen. God sees and He will Provide (Jehovah-jireh).
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah–jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.
Genesis 22:13-14 KJV
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