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Surrendering What You Love

As a test of faith, God told Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son. When Abraham obeyed, God stopped him just before he struck Isaac with the knife. This situation is unimaginable—what a picture of complete faith! The Bible says Abraham trusted that God was even able to raise Isaac from the dead (Hebrews 11:19).

Sometimes God asks us to give up something or someone we love. It may be something that isn’t good for us. It may be something good in itself, but God wants us to let go of it. He calls us to do that by faith, trusting that he has his reasons and he is able even to raise the dead in his own time. These are hard moments, and we often don’t understand why they come. But there is a blessing for choosing faith over doubt. God is always wise, always good, always trustworthy, even when we don’t understand why he asks us to let go of something we’re attached to.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Sometimes, offering our “Isaac” to the Lord is essential on the road to full surrender and peace.