Plan B.
Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you live, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”
So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.
Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off.
And Abraham said to his young men,
“Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship…
…and we will come back to you.”
I think I’m going to revisit this passage later this week on this blog.
There is something simply amazing about Abraham’s faith and confidence that God already had a PLAN B for this situation, that he was willing to give up his PLAN A.
Stay tuned. But in the meantime, Pete Wilson, lead pastor of Crosspoint Church in Nashville, Tennessee, is coming out with a new book this May entitled Plan B. Had an opportunity to see the book trailer this weekend. As you can see, it’s amazing.
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I’m so guilt of this, holding on to my own plans instead of trusting God with His plan. Not that I choose to be deliberately disobedient, but more because it’s familar, and there is always the fear of the unknown… “If I let go of this plan… well…. what if this is Gods plan? and I am being tested in my faith, what if I let go of it and it is the biggest mistake of my life and I miss out on the Lords blessing because I gave up when it got difficult.” I think I would call it a crisis in faith, when doubt creeps in…. “is this really the Lords plan for my life or Is it my own??” Often I wish for a literal burning bush experience so I would have no doubt….. doubt must be the biggest enemy of faith…. I think the most important lesson I have learnt is LETTING GO, asking the Lord to take up the reins and giving Him all the control, but this is by no means an easy task, I am challenged with it daily… so often I am tempted to take back the reins because the ride is getting a little scary, and it is at these times I repeat the promises of God over and over until I truly believe them in my heart, I take a deep breathe and let His Love and Peace fill my heart. I must add, with all humility,… It has been one heck of a journey and my “wilderness” was the most difficult of all, but it was in these times that I felt Gods presence the most, I am blesed to have chosen this path, with all the good and the bad that has come with it, and I am mostly relieved I did not have to do it alone, He was with me all the time, I look forward to the rest of God’s plans for my life, I believe this now my time of restoration and am so grateful for all He has done in my life. Thank you for your relevant, inspiring and insightful devotionals. Terry.