Abraham had a choice to make. He would either obey God or disobey Him. He would either take this child, this promised heir to the place of sacrifice or either he would flee in disobedience. Abraham reasoned in his heart that even as he would swing the instrument that would end his son’s life, that God would indeed restore life to his son. He reasoned that if God had requested this thing of him, in obedience he would comply. Abraham chose obedience.

And Abraham was rewarded. Once he turned everything over to God in solid obedience, with no intentions on wavering, the sacrifice was no longer required. All was well. You can read the account for yourselves.

This morning, that’s what we must realize. When we turn everything over to God in absolute obedience, everything will be well.

Yes, we will go through trials and things in which we would prefer not to endure, but with that, we can have greater confidence in God. He is building in us, confidence in Himself. We earnestly can say that we have a track record with God. We can say that we know Him, through our studies, yes, but also, more applicably, through our trials – our testimony.

Do not begrudge the time that you are in now – if God has required that you lay your Isaac down, do so, in humble submission to His will for your life.