until He made sure that Abraham had sent Ishmael away.
I did not fully comprehend what God wanted Abraham to do by telling him what Isaac meant to him. Note that Abraham did not say a word for or against the request. Abraham’s silence spoke volumes. He had walked so long and so close to God that by now, he knew that God could not be unfaithful. It was not a fun stuff. Abraham could not understand it but because it came from God, he did not hesitate to carry it out. Yeah, when you have myriads of questions for God; when you are boiling over with frustration, God knows. The best bet may be to keep mute. We may not understand what He is doing but He knows what He is doing.
The apostle Peter denied the Lord Jesus Christ three times when Jesus was in the hands of the Jews; when he was literally in the hot seat. After the death and resurrection, Jesus never mentioned that incident again, for ever. We remember it so well as if it were yesterday but to Jesus, it was as if it never happened. This is one awesome thing about God and forgiveness whenever we sincerely repent of our sins. When Jonah felt that God made a mistake by saving the Nenivites, God did not hang him. Let us not forget that Peter had a great sense of remorse for denying his Master. What we are saying in effect is that if we fail to learn from the pitfalls of our forerunners, we are bound by the law f negligence or carefree attitude to repeat their mistakes and sure, face the consequences.
We pay attention to our teachers and mentors perhaps, because they have been where we are. Many times, we achieve more than they did because of motivation, opportunities, obedience to their instructions, innovation or determination. Above all, we learn from their mistakes and draw from their wealth of knowledge. Conversely, if we fail to make good use of the seeds they plant in us, we may remain lower than they are. One of the reasons why many people of faith went through terrible times was not for their own glory but to show us the way. We must make use of whatever lessons we can learn from them or we become losers - losers of the worst order because they might have suffered in vain as far as we are concerned. The choice is ours.
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