That’s mine. The
scenario is reminiscent of you guessed it. A three year old and a two year old fighting over a toy.
That job is mine. That man is mine.
That child is mine. We hold
dearly what we believe belongs to us and sometimes at the cost of suffocating
what we love the most. And that is the
very thing God asks us to release to Him.
Genesis 22:9-14
9 Then they came to the
place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed
the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon
the wood. 10 And
Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son
11 But
the Angel of the Lord called
to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
So he said, “Here I am.”
12 And
He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I
know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”
13 Then
Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a
thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a
burnt offering instead of his son. 14 And
Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide;[a] as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”
Isaac was Abraham’s long awaited child. Twenty five years of expectation then finally
his son is born. He’s mine. God calls Abraham to sacrifice Isaac thereby giving
back his cherished possession. As
Abraham prepares to obey God, a ram appears in the bush. God had already provided what Abraham would
need. Will you let go of that job or
position that you should have released five years ago? Will you let go of that toxic relationship
that has contaminated your world? Will
you let go of that child that has been on loan to you from God for a season? Trust that God does have a ram in the
bush. He always provides and He is more
than able to replace what you thought you lost.
It was always His anyway. Not
yours.
This blog was inspired by Dr. Charles Swindoll's message, "Let go." Click the link to listen.
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