Hear I Am

Genesis 22 now shows us of the amazing progression of relationship between Abraham and God, now that mistakes have been made and forgiven, and promises have been kept. 

Here’s a prayer, a conversation, that none of us as parents ever would want to hear from God.

Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.”

The same God that promised Abraham a son and now fulfilled that promise is now asking him to take him and offering him as a burnt offering.

The next verse says Abraham got up early to obey.

What!?

We know what happened.  Abraham believed that if he obeyed, God would provide a sacrifice and spare his son.  And that’s what happened.

God saw the potential in Abraham way back years ago when he promised him descendants.  He knew that Abraham believed in the Lord, and he stayed with him, until Abraham grew to believe and obey without question.

Our relationship, our prayer time, and our lives are a progression of a faithful God to ALL that he says he will do in his word.  It takes a lifetime of walking with him, falling down and reaching out to be picked up by his hand of mercy, and experiencing his faithfulness over and over again for us to then lay it all down when he says to do so.

Prayer does that…when God speaks and we listen…and we believe…and we obey.