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Lamb For A

Burnt Offering84

[Gen 22:1-10]

 / Anne's Faith Column 

 

 

/ By Priscilla 

 

There are times

when God asks us to do

what we value the most.

 

 

We can learn a lesson

from God's will and

Abraham's mindset.

 

 

There are times when

we have to let go of

our mind about the

most precious things,

 

 

such as our children

or most inseparable

things in our lives.

 

 

These things happen

to anyone without

exception.

 

 

Sometimes I admit that

I feel pain in the conflict

of such moments,

 

 

and I ask God, like Abraham,

what this training is really for.

 

 

Abraham's attempt

to offer his son Isaac

 

 

as a burnt offering instead

of the lamb was perfect

obedience to God.

 

 

This was not partial,

but absolutely perfect

obedience.

 

 

Like the confession

of Job in the Bible

as follows,

 

 

'The LORD gave

and the LORD

has taken away',

 

 

Abraham

acknowledged God's

absolute sovereignty.

 

 

In fact, even though

we ourselves confess

that we acknowledge

the Lord's sovereignty,

 

 

when the Lord tests us

and asks us to let go of 

what is most precious

to us,

 

 

there are many times

when we hesitate

to say yes.

 

 

Even in the midst

of suffering, if we

only look to God,

 

 

who is the Absolute,

God is sure to prepare

a lamb for a burnt offering'

instead of our own Isaac

 

 

and will grant us what

we have hoped for

if we pass the test.

 

 

Therefore, even though

we are in the most ridiculous

and impossible situations,

God trains us harder,

 

 

allows us to face crises,

and requires us to have

a good attitude of faith

that we trust only God

 

 

and we do not retreat

under any circumstances.

 

 

Though we can see

nothing with our eyes,

 

 

we can hear nothing

with our ears, and 

we can hold nothing

with our hands,

 

 

God will grant to each

of us the strong will to

navigate toward an 

unpredictable future,

 

 

if we stand firm

with faith in God. 

 

 

No matter how big

or small it is, he allows

each of us to suffer

similar to Abraham’s,

 

 

and in the midst of loneliness

and darkness that we cannot

share with those closest to us,

 

 

God tells us to rely only

on Himself, the brilliant light.

 

 

Just as the dawn cannot

come until we go through

the deep silence and

dadkness,

 

 

I am very comforted at

this time today as I am

confident that we will

not be able to see

 

 

the brilliant light until

we go through deep

darkness in our lives.

 

 

So, how should we

deal with our lives?

 

 

1) Let's go through this

suffering with trust in God

who definitely provides us.

 

 

2) First, carefully examine

what my own Isaac

is in my life

 

 

and what kind of lamb

to sacrifice as a burnt

offering to God is.

 

 

And then when we realize

what these are in my life,

we must give them

completely to the Lord.

 

 

Prayer

 

 

Lord!

 

Lead us not to go against

your will with a lot of

compassion.

 

Lord!

 

May our will,

our human emotions,

and our intellect not be

distorted before you.

 

 

Lord!

 

 

May you always control us

so that we may not go

one step ahead of

you the Lord,

 

 

that we may not forget

the mindset we started with,

or that we may not change!

 

 

Amen

 

- To Be Continue - 

 

 

05/07/2010

 

 

/ By Priscilla