Tuesday, February 27

Genesis 22:1-19

Abraham faced a test from God. God asked Abraham to sacrifice his own son. I can imagine he felt disbelief, confusion, horror, fear, anger, grief, and shock. Abraham was where the “rubber meets the road” in his walk with God. Where all he had was to trust God’s heart and promises. In trust and obedience, he traveled to Moriah, bound Isaac, laid wood, drew the knife and in that moment completely surrendered his son Isaac back to God.

The day my husband was given a terminal cancer diagnosis I was where “the rubber meets the road” in my walk with God. Disbelief, confusion, horror, fear, anger, grief, shock…all of that. All I had was to trust God’s heart and promises, and in that moment, I completely surrendered my husband to God.

Surrendering Isaac changed Abraham and strengthened his relationship with God. Surrendering my husband changed me and strengthened my relationship with God.

This Lenten season what situation or problem do you need to completely surrender to God?

Reflect on the parallel of Abraham binding his son on the altar and God sending His own Son to the cross.

Karon Kagan