One more thing. A.W. Tozer writes in his legendary book The Pursuit of God of the blessedness of possessing nothing. By willingly laying down the most precious thing in the entire universe to him, by being willing to kill his son, the embodiment of his own dreams and purpose, Abraham demonstrated that he knew nothing belonged to him; everything was God's. God responded to this by saying, "I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendents as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendents will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me." Two chapters later, Abraham's servant says plainly, "The Lord has blessed my master abundantly, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, and camels and donkeys" (Gen. 24:35). God's promise was simply this: because you have withheld nothing from Me, I will withhold nothing from you. This is the blessing that awaits every worshipper. When we surrender our hearts and lives to the Lord, our identity and purpose, our dreams and calling, we allow God to pour out more blessings on us than we can contain. Tozer writes that Abraham "had everything, but he possessed nothing." This is the secret found in Abraham's life. Biblical worship is both an act of sacrifice and an expression of faith; and it always leads to Divine blessing.
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