1. God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac to test him. This was a figure of God Himself giving His only begotten Son as a sacrifice for humanity. This reveals to us how much God loved us, to the point of giving His own Son for our sins, so that we might have peace with Him (Genesis 22:2; John 3:16; 1 John 4:9; 2 Peter 1:17).
2. Our faith needs to be tested, for it may still contain impurities that lead us to believe we have reached a level, in fact, that we have not attained. The test reveals the value of faith, just as gold is refined by fire. Whoever desires to serve the Lord will be tested. Are you willing? God desires to save us completely (1 Peter 1:7, 9).
3. King David displeased the Lord by conducting a census that God had not commanded. Everything must originate from God. If He did not command it, why do it? The Lord could greatly bless David’s reign; therefore, there was no need to conduct a census to exalt his own name. This offended the Lord. David recognized his error, but his attitude ultimately brought death among the people (1 Chronicles 21:1, 3-5, 7-8, 13-14).
4. “It is not wrong for man to acquire knowledge; but to please God, it is necessary to seek His presence to hear His word, and to know through His word, His heart. To do this is to seek to hear the “whisper” of God in order to follow the direction of the command given by Him according to His good pleasure” (Ex 19:5; Jn 8:47) (Daily Food, book 4, week 2, Thursday, p. 30).
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