Genesis 22:15-19 (KJV)
15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only
son:
17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which
is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
It has been 25 years since Abraham left everything to follow God on a promise of having children and growing into a great nation. Now Abraham had just done the unthinkable, he had obeyed God and offered up Isaac his only son. Many thought he was crazy to obey this command but he did anyway. As a result of his obedience Abraham discovered something about God that up until that time no one had understood. God was not one who took human life as a sacrifice; he was the God who provided the sacrificial lamb for himself, there would be no taking of a human life, God provided a way out.
What happened to Abraham as a result of his obedience to God’s promise? Read the words carefully, “In blessing I will bless you.” God’s blessing on Abraham was multiplied.
May we learn to trust in the goodness of God as we follow him today. For Abraham every step he took away from the land he came from he went deeper and deeper into the great storehouse of God’s grace and provision. Let us take what steps we need to today to obey God’s Word trusting that as we do we will find more pleasure in our walking with Christ.