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In your walk with the Lord as you have now developed a deeper relationship and Covenant with Him, have you took time to check your "OBEDIENCE SCHEDULE"? We sometimes get so caught up in life with everyday living that we do what we feel is necessary for God rather than what He "REQUIRES" of us. Take a few minutes out of each day and seek the Lord for His Instructions, Directions and Will for your life for each given day. Remember Abram and the instructions that were given to him by God and his "RESPONSE and ACTIONS" that cause him to be the "FATHER of a MULTITUDE and the FATHER OF FAITH. As you read the following, check your "OBEDIENCE" to see if you are in line with the WILL of the FATHER.
"Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to
the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of
the mountains of which I shall tell you." (Genesis 22:2)
Our difficulty is not that we don't know GOD's will. Our discomfort comes
from the fact that we don't know His will, but we don't want to do it! When
GOD first spoke to Abraham, His commands were straightforward. "Go to a
land I will show you" (Genesis 12:1). Then GOD led Abraham through a
number of tests over the years. Abraham learned patience as he waited on
GOD's promise of a son, which took twenty-five years to be fulfilled. Abraham
learned to trust GOD through battles with kings and through the destruction
of Sodom and Gomorrah. The pinnacle of Abraham's walk of faith was when
GOD asked him to sacrifice the one thing that meant more to him than anything
else. Abraham's previous obedience indicated that he would have quickly and
decisively sacrificed anything else GOD asked him, but was he prepared for this?
GOD did not ask Abraham to make such a significant sacrifice at the beginning
of their relationship. This came more than thirty years after Abraham began
walking with GOD.
As the Father progressively reveals His ways to you in your Christian pilgrimage,
you, like Abraham, will develop a deeper level of trust in Him. When you first
became a Christian, your Master's instructions were probably fundamental, such
as being baptized or changing your lifestyle. But as you learn to trust Him more
deeply, He will develop your character to match bigger tests, and with the greater
tests will come a greater love for GOD and the knowledge of His ways. Are you
ready for GOD's next revelation?
Be Blessed,
Apostle Tina Edwards |
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