What Does God Say About Promises

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April 9th 2010
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What Does God Say About Promises
Numbers 30:2 If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind
himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to
all that proceeds out of his mouth.
God said, "Abraham!" "Yes?" answered Abraham. "I'm listening." He said,
"Take your dear son Isaac whom you love and go to the land of Moriah.
Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I'll
point out to you." . Abraham told his two young servants, "Stay here with
the donkey. The boy and I are going over there to worship; then we'll come
back to you." Genesis 22:1-5 M
As a mother who gave her son away, this is the passage of the Bible that I
have always claimed as my own. Who else on this earth can better understand
what Abraham was feeling than us? We have been at that place and have chosen
a different life where we then became unable to have children. To this day,
I get emotional thinking about what God asked Abraham to do. I am also awed
by the faith Abraham had to have in order to follow God's direction to the
letter.
Notice what Abraham says to the servants. He says that he and the boy are
going to worship and then we will come back. God had asked him to sacrifice
his one and only son, yet Abraham's faith was so big that he was sure his
son would be returning with him.
When I signed those papers and released my son into the care of another, it
was this passage. I had no promise that I would ever see him again. I had no
idea what the days ahead would hold. I just did it. In the same way, the
Bible says nothing of Abraham's state of mind. We don't hear him
complaining. We don't even see him hesitating. What we see is him snapping
to attention and doing exactly what God has asked of him. God doesn't
intervene until that last possible moment. God wanted to know if Abraham was
really going to follow through. The Bible says '. he reached out his hand
and took the knife to slay his son.' That is when God stopped him, at the
last possible second.
It's interesting that God chooses Abraham instead of Isaac's mother.
Obviously, God is preparing him for a higher calling. As a result of meeting
this challenge with obedience, God promises to make Abraham's descendants as
numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. This is a
promise that God fulfills throughout the rest of the Bible.
Are you willing to trust God no matter what he asks you to do?
Are you willing to follow him despite obstacles and difficulties?
Take a minute and reflect on your relationship with God.
Are You able to Keep the Promises You Make To Others?


May He Bless You and Keep You Today!
With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
Connie
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