"I AM LISTENING"

You may want to read Genesis 22:1-18 from The Message. Here are some thoughts as we approach this Father's Day.

A godly father is one who takes time to hear what is going on all around him and obeys God implicitly.

1. Abraham heard God speak (verse 1).
2. Abraham was not immersed in his own self-centeredness; he heard his son, Isaac, speak (verses 7-8).
3. Abraham heard God speak a second time in the midst of this difficult moment (verse 11).

Abraham's faith influenced not only his immediate family, but also the succeeding generations.