With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments..
Psalm 119:10
Seeking God and obeying might sound like a really simple or basic premise; however there are so many examples in God’s Word who chose not to obey God. As a matter of fact, it might surprise some, but those who chose to obey is the exception rather than the majority.
We really should adhere and obey God, for so many reasons, but the main one being, “it pleases the Father so much.” He tells us to do it throughout His beautiful “Word” — I would truly imagine that nothing pleases Him more than seeing His children diligent in their search for His face and understanding of His Word, or Voice.
In Genesis 22:1- 2… is one such example of obedience and trust, displayed by Abraham. God gave an instructive course of action for him to pursue and complete, and He obeyed unconditionally without hesitation.
“And it came to pass after these things that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, “Abraham” and he said, “behold here I am” And He said, “Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac whom thou lovest and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.”
(Genesis 22:1-2)
Jesus was and is God’s only begotten Son, He would later offer His Son for the sins of the world. But in this case, God wanted to see and test Abraham’s faith, trust, and obedience. He passed the test with flying colors if you will. And, he was rewarded openly.
There is a spiritual war going on at all times. God wants to be able to depend on His children, and in so doing will protect and reward us openly. In Abraham’s situation he didn’t ask any questions. He went to Mount Moriah, also known as Golgatha and Calvary. This is where God would allow His Son to be sacrificed some nineteen hundred years later. For us…
God offered His Son, and Jesus obeyed. Jesus willingly spilled His blood for the sins of the world. Jesus obeyed God…His Father. Obedience without hesitation. The obedience of Abraham to God was foretelling of what was to come. His obedience would lead to generations from his seed to bring the Messiah into the world to “save us.” His obedience was rewarded…his son was spared, and through his lineage would come the Messiah.
Behavior always will have consequences. The difference is that certain behaviors can have repercussions that aren’t pleasant. When we behave according to His will and obey His word…the rewards are boundless.
Consider this, not only was Abraham’s son Isaac spared and saved by obedience… so too were we. Amen~
And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, “By Myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That is blessing I will bless the, and in myltiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore: and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies: And in thy seed shall all nations of the earth be blessed: because thous hast obeyed My voice.”
(Genesis 22:15-18 )
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