The Wonderful Simplicity of Abraham!

He said, ’Take now your son . . .’ —Genesis 22:2

God’s command is, “Take now,” not later. “So Abraham rose early in the morning . . . and went to the place of which God had told him” (Genesis 22:3).

Oh, the wonderful simplicity of Abraham!

Abraham did not choose what the sacrifice would be. Always guard against self-chosen service for God. Self-sacrifice may be a disease that impairs your service.

If God has made your cup sweet, drink it with grace;
or even if He has made it bitter, drink it in communion with Him.
If the providential will of God means a hard and difficult time for you, go through it.

But never decide the place of your own martyrdom, as if to say, “I will only go to there, but no farther.” God chose the test for Abraham, and Abraham neither delayed nor protested, but steadily obeyed. If you are not living in touch with God, it is easy to blame Him or pass judgment on Him. You must go through the trial before you have any right to pronounce a verdict, because by going through the trial you learn to know God better.

God is working in us to reach His highest goals until His purpose and our purpose become one.

Wisdom@Work – WB Journal

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“When the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?” We all have faith in good principles, in good management, in good common sense, but who amongst us has faith in Jesus Christ? Physical courage is grand, moral courage is grander, but the man who trusts Jesus Christ in the face of the terrific problems of life is worth a whole crowd of heroes. Oswald Chambers - The Highest Good, 544 R