“Obedience is better than sacrifice.”

We have shared this scripture before… but, this scripture is so important, you can’t talk enough about it. When Bobby and I were on vacation, we were driving through Tucson, Arizona. I stared out the window at the high mountains. They were sharp, pointed mountains, barren. The Lord reminded me of Abraham and what God told him to do.

“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 shall tell thee of.” Genesis 22:2

As I gazed out the window, at the tall, barren mountains, I thought of Abraham, taking his son, “his only son,” along with a servant, going up that mountain… a three-day climb. He brought a donkey, laden with wood and in his hands, were a knife and firewood. Each step he took, brought his son, “closer to death.” But, Abraham never looked back. Abraham did not tell Sarah, nor anyone. His heart was too grieved. As he climbed that high mountain, it was hot, the path was rocky, and each step he took brought him closer to the death of his son. Finally, as he was almost there, he told his servant to “wait here, and I and the lad will come again.” At that point, he knew that if he had to slay his son, God was able to bring him back to life…

You know the “rest of the story,” and how that Abraham built the altar, bound his son, and laid him on the wood. Then, he lifted the knife and at that split second, the Angel spoke to him, and told him, “Abraham, lay not thy hand upon the lad.” And then, showed him the “ram in the bush,” which he sacrificed. The Angel then told Abraham that his son, would have seed “as the stars of the heaven.”

Abraham’s ACT OF OBEDIENCE was greater than the SACRIFICE OF HIS SON! This brings me to tears… No matter what the Lord tells us to do, it would be a small thing, in comparison to what He told Abraham to do. Our obedience to the Lord, is greater than anything else… And though this obedience, comes great blessings!! Have a great day, Sherry