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“And it came to pass after these things, that God…said unto him, Abraham: Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will

Notice the urgency in these verses. God’s command is “Now! Take NOW” – not tomorrow – but now!

Isn’t it amazing how we debate with God? We know a thing is right, but we find all kinds of excuses for not doing it immediately. God commanded Abraham to take his son and offer him as a burnt offering. Can you imagine how difficult that would be? Can you imagine the emotional pain and trauma involved?

But there’s no hesitation – there are no excuses – just calm, deliberate obedience.

How quick are you to respond to the promptings of the Holy Spirit? When the Lord prompts you to witness, do you respond immediately or do you make excuses? When the Lord exposes sin in your life, are you quick to deal with it or do you put it off till some more convenient day? When you have hurt or offended a loved one, are you quick to ask forgiveness or do you inwardly reason that “They’ll get over it”?

Someone has said, “Most Christians have the right aim in life, they just never get around to pulling the trigger.”

We know what God expects of us. We know we should be totally committed. We know we should spend more time in prayer alone and with our spouse. We know we should be spending time daily with our children in God’s Word. We know that we need to forgive our offenders and ask forgiveness of those that we have wronged. We know we need to make major changes in our lives – but we say, “I won’t make those changes just now; I’ll make them tomorrow.”

Procrastination is the enemy of success. We know the truth. We know all the right answers. But until we apply the truth to our lives, nothing will change.

Perhaps there are many things that need to change and to be made right, and you feel overwhelmed and don’t know where to begin. Just do the next right thing – but do it today!

Morris Hull
Home Life Ministries

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“The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation” (Numbers 14:18).

As parents, you are the spiritual “umbrella-of-protection” over your children. If there are areas of weakness and sin in your moral life, you will open a leak in your protection through which Satan can bring destructive temptations to your family. If you are constantly being overcome by some area of temptation, your children will be especially susceptible to temptation in that same area.

Abraham lied about his wife, saying that she was his sister (Genesis 20:2). Abraham’s son, Isaac committed the exact same sin (Genesis 26:7). In Genesis chapter 27, Jacob lied and pretended to be Isaac’s eldest son Esau and so began generations of bitterness between the descendants of the two brothers.

An old adage states, “What parents allow in moderation, their children will excuse in excess.”

David was a man after God’s own heart, but he allowed a leak to develop in his “umbrella-of-protection” with devastating effects upon his family. David committed adultery, obviously thinking that it would never be discovered. Had he known the repercussions and consequences of that one act, he most probably would never have considered succumbing to temptation (2 Samuel 12:1-15).

We need to realize that our shortcomings and compromises of God’s Word will not only affect us, but also those that we love the most. This should be a major motivation for us to resist temptation and be true to God’s standards.

Morris Hull
Home Life Ministries

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“And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren” (Genesis 24:27).

If you aren’t praying for your children, then who is? Given the pressures placed upon young people in our society today, your children need prayer! And if you aren’t praying daily for them, then it is very likely that they have no one else to plead for them before the throne of grace.

But what should you be praying for your children?

Pray that they will be kept from the wrong mate and saved for the right one.

After your children’s salvation, one of the most important decisions they will ever make is who they will marry. Yet so many young people today base their decision on nothing more than emotions. The only basis for a young Christian couple to consider marriage is not that they feel “love” for each other but the assurance that God has brought them together.

God has an incredible plan and purpose for each one of our lives. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 2:9, “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”

A decision as significant and as important as marriage should not be left to emotions or our arbitrary choice. God is bigger than that. The God whose spoken word set the universe in motion details and orders each step that we take.

Abraham gave his servant the task of finding a bride for his son Isaac. That choice was not left to chance or feelings. God had someone very specific in mind. The servant later testified, “I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren” (Genesis 24:27).

One of the major reasons why couples do not enjoy the oneness and harmony in their marriage that God intends is because God was left out of the decision making process right at the beginning. God has a very specific plan and purpose for our children’s lives and that includes who they should and should not marry. Pray diligently that they will be kept from the wrong mate and saved for the right one.

Morris Hull
Home Life Ministries

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