I Am Abraham

"Thus Abraham believed in and adhered to and trusted in and relied on God, and it was reckoned and placed to his account and credited as righteousness (as conformity to the divine will in purpose, thought, and action). Know and understand that it is [really] the people [who live] by faith who are [the true] sons of Abraham."--Gal 3:6-7


Before I begin writing on what God has shown me about this verse and my given circumstances, let me acknowledgement that ultimately this verse is reference to justification or right standing with God by faith (in Christ) alone and not by the work of our hands; in fact it doesn't directly relate to Abraham and the almost sacrifice of his son, but a previous chapter in Genesis, Genesis 15 to be more accurate, but all the same God used the above verse to remind me of Abraham and his son.


Oh the beauty of Abraham's sacrifice to God! In this sacrifice Abraham out of obedience takes his most prized possession, his son, lays it upon an altar to God to be consumed by God should the Lord so choose. In this act of FAITH, Abraham is walking in conformity to the will of God in purpose, thought, and action. Now I personally think that Abraham was a man who truly knew God's character. Abraham may have even deep down known his son wouldn't be taken from him, but all the more he had to lay it down. Abraham had to not only lay his son on the altar but by faith, had to go so far as to tie him down and raise the knife before the Lord intervened and revealed to Abraham a deeper level of the Love of God--for Abraham this was revelation of Christ! Abraham had to come to the point where should the Lord have called him to sacrifice this prized possession Abraham would do so knowing in his heart the Lord is worthy and still eternally good, even righteous in His asking of the giving up of his beloved.

For me, I am Abraham. The thing which has become to me a beloved is being laid upon an altar for God, to be consumed by God should He so choose. Though this be unspeakably hard and daily an offer unto Him, I will rest in that in my act of FAITH, I too am walking in conformity to the will of God in purpose, thought, and action, despite what it might appear like before men. I am and must come to the point of total loss of control, also known by many as the place of full obedience, by tying down this beloved and holding up the knife (metaphorically of course)...I hope and am beginning to think that just like Abraham God will see my heart of love and reveal to me a greater Love of God and in turn, return to me my beloved. But should He not, and I be called to eternally sacrifice this beloved, I know, like Abraham, that God is worthy, eternally good, and righteous in the asking of the giving of this beloved, for He does not ask of me what He Himself has not already walked out before me.


And may we never over look the beauty of the obedience of Abraham's son, the beloved one. So in love and trusting of his father, the beloved one willingly laid upon the altar. Not budging in fear or doubt of the plans of God to the point of allowing his father to tie him down and raise a knife to him. This one being sacrificed also walked in FAITH, in conformity to the will of God in purpose, thought, and action. He was willing to be sacrificed, to die, which in turn would separate him from the one he too loved with great passion, his father, Abraham. Realizing this and realizing the need for his father to sacrifice him so that he, Abraham, might be in obedience to God, the son allowed himself to be laid down---imagine that! Truly this beloved one fulfilled Philippians 2 and consider all men as greater than himself; undoubtedly this one shows us meekness, humility, and above all LOVE for another so great that he himself would willingly be separated from the one he loved in order that the one he loved my walk in right standing with God! I believe that it was not only the heart of Abraham, but the heart of his son also that moved God to intervention. All along the Father knew through this unthinkably hard act of obedience, both the Father, the one being asked to sacrifice something of value and love, and the son, the one being asked to desire the well being of another exceedingly above himself to the point of willing being the sacrifice to be given by the other, would both come to a greater and deeper revelation of the LOVE OF GOD----Christ Jesus!

So I thank you; thank you beloved one for so loving me and wanting obedience in my life so much as to allow me to lay you on the altar before God and quite possibly be separated from you. Thank you for your courage, trust, and reliance on the Lord. Thank you for your humility, meekness, patience, and heart. Thank you for loving me so much as to do such a thing. And I pray that in this act of FAITH from us both that God would see our hearts and bring us together.