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November 11, 2007
THE SUPREME CLIMB
Take now thy son .
Genesis 22:2
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=ge+22:2&sr=1
God's command is - Take now, not presently. It is extraordinary how
we debate! We know a thing is right, but we try to find excuses for
not doing it at once. To climb to the height God shows can never be
done presently, it must be done now. The sacrifice is gone through in
will before it is performed actually.
"And Abraham rose up early in the morning and went unto the place of
which God had told him" (v. 3). The wonderful simplicity of Abraham!
When God spoke, he did not confer with flesh and blood. Beware when
you want to confer with flesh and blood, i.e., your own sympathies,
your own insight, anything that is not based on your personal
relationship to God. These are the things that compete with and
hinder obedience to God.
Abraham did not choose the sacrifice. Always guard against
self-chosen service for God; self-sacrifice may be a disease. If God
has made your cup sweet, drink it with grace; if He has made it
bitter, drink it in communion with Him. If the providential order of
God for you is a hard time of difficulty, go through with it, but
never choose the scene of your martyrdom. God chose the crucible for
Abraham, and Abraham made no demur; he went steadily through. If you
are not living in touch with Him, it is easy to pass a crude verdict
on God. You must go through the crucible before you have any right to
pronounce a verdict, because in the crucible you learn to know God
better. God is working for His highest ends until His purpose and
man's purpose become one.
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