“By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called” (Heb 11:17,18).
‘Isaac’ stands for anything that we love dearly. To offer up our Isaac, we need faith.
The purpose of God in sending us trials is to get us to offer up our Isaac. Every trial speaks to us, telling us that there is something more to go out of our heart – be it our name, fame or any other Isaac! Every trial is meant to increase our faith. Our faith will not get perfected without our giving up our Isaacs.
“He that had received the promises offered up…” Our offering up Isaac shows that we have already received something better – Christ and His eternal blessings. We give to God our best as He gives us His best for us. Our giving to God can never exceed His giving to us. By faith Abraham received Isaac and by faith he gave up Isaac – what we receive by faith we must be willing also to offer by faith.
Dear child of God, when the Lord blesses you, set not your heart on His blessings. Don’t let yourself be distracted from loving the Lord supremely and exclusively.
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
The purpose of God in sending us trials is to get us to offer up our Isaac. Every trial speaks to us, telling us that there is something more to go out of our heart – be it our name, fame or any other Isaac! Every trial is meant to increase our faith. Our faith will not get perfected without our giving up our Isaacs.
“He that had received the promises offered up…” Our offering up Isaac shows that we have already received something better – Christ and His eternal blessings. We give to God our best as He gives us His best for us. Our giving to God can never exceed His giving to us. By faith Abraham received Isaac and by faith he gave up Isaac – what we receive by faith we must be willing also to offer by faith.
Dear child of God, when the Lord blesses you, set not your heart on His blessings. Don’t let yourself be distracted from loving the Lord supremely and exclusively.
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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