He Had Everything and Possessed Nothing
LETTER BY BRIAN MORYKON
A.W. Tozer gives astounding insight into the familiar story of Abraham and Isaac. What was asked of the aging patriarch wasn’t a cruel test by an insecure God. It was a command of love to save both Abraham and Isaac from distorted affections. Abraham would thereafter be a rich man who possessed nothing but God.
A time may come where we are given an enormous test of our allegiance. Most of our days though are made up of a thousand ordinary moments, moments we get to ignore God or, as Nate and Richard Foster talk about in the podcast, orient our hearts toward him.
When I was younger I tried to stay close to God out of obligation and fear of punishment. The older I get the more I’m convinced that abundant life is found nowhere else than in God’s presence made available in Jesus. And practicing his presence is the heart of Christian simplicity.
Brian Morykon
Director of Communications
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