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November 17, 2012 0 0

Hebrews 11:17

​It was by faith that Abraham, when God tested him, offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice. God made the promises to Abraham, but Abraham was ready to offer his own son as a sacrifice.

​All of us, as followers of Jesus, are here because of the legacy of those who’ve gone before us.  Abraham is one of those.  And this week’s prayers are inspired by his journey as we in turn think about the legacy we’re passing on to the next generation of Jesus followers.  This means we’re compelled to ask the question- what are we passing on?   Are we stewarding the way of Christ well?  Is the way of life we’re handing on defined by the values we see hinted at in Abraham’s story?  

Wow.  Lord, this is big.  

Sacrificing his son?  Would I be able to do it? 

And maybe the question you’re asking us today is, are we willing to sacrifice the things closest to us to make the world a better place?

Like, is our legacy going to be that we were a people who sacrificed.  

Allow us that extra urge to sacrifice our things on the altar, our fears, our insecurities, our clutter.  

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Written by Alex Smeed