You Did What?
Genesis 22:1–14 • Psalm 13 • Romans 6:12–23 • Matthew 10:40–42
Come, Holy Spirit, and kindle the fire that is in us.
Take our lips and speak through them.
Take our lips and speak through them.
Take our hearts and see through them.
Take our souls and set them on fire. Amen.
The Sermon
You did what?
You have got to be kidding?
I can’t believe you would do such a thing.
Are you insane? Have you completely lost your mind?
Why would you even think of doing such a thing?
Because God told you to?
Are you kidding me?
You are insane!
This is how I imagine Sarah to have responded when Abraham
and Isaac returned home from their little camping trip, and Isaac just happened
to let slip that Dad nearly sacrificed him as a whole burnt offering. Because
you know that Sarah had absolutely no idea, not even the faintest hint of an
idea, as to what her husband and God were up to. Had she known, there would
have been no camping trip, no father-and-son weekend on Mt. Moriah, or anywhere
else for that matter. And Abraham would have spent a night or two on the couch
for even contemplating such a stupid idea. As it is, I think Abraham probably
spent many a night on the couch after the Moriah incident. He may have even
spent the rest of their married lives on the couch. That would explain why they
never had any other children.
