He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
NKJV

Abraham was willing to give his all unto the Lord. In obedience to God, he was willing to let go of the next most beloved thing in his life—his son. Jesus spoke about following Him in Matthew 10:37.

What do you and I put in front of the Lord in our lives? Is it our marriage, kids, work, or our own self-interests? God can do such an amazing thing in our hearts and lives if we'd yield to Him as Abraham did in this chapter. Abraham was willing to offer his only son in obedience, but God instead offered Himself as the sacrifice (Genesis 22:8) through Christ who was to come. Abraham was told that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky. So it is for us in our time of testing. When we yield to the Lord despite the pain or difficulty in the current situation, we can trust by faith that the Lord will provide exponential blessing and goodness upon our lives.

Life Lesson: Giving our all to God will yield countless blessings, many of which we may never come to know until we are in the presence of God.

Lord,
Please help me identify those things that have priority over my heart instead of You. Please give me the grace to be willing to forsake all and follow You in all my ways.
In Jesus' name. Amen.

Living to tell what He died to say,
Pastor David McGee

Senior Pastor
The Bridge
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