Abraham's Obedience

This is part of my lesson for my Adult Bible class tomorrow.  It's actually part of a sermon I have preached before called "Faith Equals Obedience."  It puts the obedience of Abraham found in Genesis 22 in an understandable and challenging way.  I'll just cut and paste from the outline of my lesson.  Think on these things...

• The Timing of Abraham’s Obedience (vs. 3)

  • He rose early the next day.

  • God never told him when to do this.

  • Abraham: “I know what God wants me to do, so I’m going to do it.”

  • Abraham’s obedience was immediate.

  • Delayed obedience is disobedience.

  • If God has commanded, don’t sit around and wonder. Obey!

• The Trust in Abraham’s Obedience (vs. 5, 7-8)

  • Remember, God had asked him to do an unthinkable thing.

  • vs. 5 “…I and the lad will go…and come again to you.”

  • He knew what God had told him to do, but he believed God would deliver.

    • He may not have known how…we may not either.

  • vs. 7-8

    • Others around you may start wondering.

    • Abraham believed God would provide.

• The Totality of Abraham’s Obedience (vs. 9-10)

  • No matter what, Abraham’s obedience would be complete.

  • He believed God would provide, but he still built the altar, he still bound his son and he still raised the knife.

  • When God gives you orders, decide from that start that you will follow through to the end.