Sunday, February 15, 2009
The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart

Did a bible study on Abraham's test

Here's a brief summary of this story:
God presented a test to Abraham, which was to sacrifice his son, his only son as a burnt offering.
Abraham obeyed the Lord and was ready to slay his son, his only son till the Lord stop him.
And because of Abraham's faith and fear of the Lord, God promised him that he will surely bless him and make his descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky.

I was intrigue by Abraham's story. Maybe it never did spoke that loud to me the last time as i had not experience something similar that Abraham as going through. Can you imagine the thoughts that were running through Abraham's mind?
Nevertheless, Abraham continued to obey the Lord without questioning God's action. He was certain that the Lord will provide.

Abraham's story really hit me in the heart. What if I had the give up certain things that were important in my life? Would I react in the same way as Abraham did? It's really an easy question that is hard to answer. It exposed the weakness in me, I can never do that on my own. I need to have faith, trust God that in whatever circumstance I'm going through He is able to provide.

God is looking at our response, at our hearts...
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For...

The Heart is deceitful
Above All Things
And beyond cure.

Who can understand it?

'I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind,
To reward a man according to his conduct,
According to what his deeds deserve.'

The Lord knows best. Persevere on...

Faith. Trust. Transition. Transformation.
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