“And he said, 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 tell thee of.” – Genesis 22:2
Simple, complete obedience. Satan has always been about distraction and confusion, and the human mind seems to confuse movement with action, and motion with accomplishment. Was it a military strategy that brought down the walls of Jericho? Did physical fitness save the Hebrew children from the fiery furnace? Did the early church carry the gospel to the far corners of the earth with committees and funding? Obedience, simple obedience to the will of God, animated by the power of the Holy Spirit did what armies and amandas of man's wisdom, might, and intellect could never do.
If you search the scriptures you will find that obedience always, and without fail, worked. It worked in spite of man’s logic, reason, or might. Think of Moses, called from the fields to lead a nation of people out of slavery; did his resume boast of management skills and leadership qualifications? Gideon, the least of the least according to him, commanded only three hundred soldiers, and he brought deliverance to the people of Israel. Recall Daniel and the lion’s den, was it his grand personality that stopped the lion's jaws, and restored faith to the king? What about the twelve disciples? Those who were called to the ministry by Jesus Christ; where would we be if they said “no, I have other business to tend to"? What sense did it make to leave their livelihood to follow a man they never met before in their lives? “For you see your calling brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called:” (1 Corinthians 1:26) It is not man’s merit that God looks at, it is by faith; and faith is manifested in obedience. Complete obedience.
Now more than ever we need to look in the mirror and ask “Am I obeying God?” Whatever the cost, whatever the circumstances, whatever the consequences; am I saying “Yes Lord.”? Not because I want to get something out of it, but because I believe. I believe, love and trust Him. I trust His will is best. His way is supreme. It’s not for us to know the outcome, it is our duty to simply obey. If we want to see change in our country, church, homes…..we need only to obey God. Simply obey.
