What's your Isaac?

So I've been reading The Pursuit of God by Tozer. It's an old classic but always is full of gems that never fade! Recently I read a section that spoke about Abraham and Isaac. It really made me think about my own life. Have you ever thought about Abraham and Isaac? Really thought about that whole story. If you aren't familiar with the story, here is the condensed version.

There was this rich old man, who just had a son (Isaac) with his old wife. A total miracle even by today's standards. Yeah they were that old. This son was promised to him by God and held the very future of the Israelites within him. So all is cool and Abraham loved this son, a bit too much. Ok, it must have been way to much because God asked him to do the unthinkable. God asked him to sacrifice Isaac to Him. Gulp. Not to do disrespect to the story, but God saved the day just in the nick of time! He provided a ram to be the sacrifice just mere seconds before Isaacs death.

So here comes my wow moment.  Abraham had everything. He was very rich by mans standards, but yet he possessed nothing. Everything he owned belonged to God.  God sat on the throne of his heart until Isaac came along and eventually took that place from God. How about you? Look deep inside at your heart. Who or what is perched on that throne in your heart? Is it a person? Things? Yourself? A pet? Money? What do you feel like you own?

The Bible tells us that God is a jealous God. He wants that place in our hearts. Look at what happened to Abraham. Isaac was on that throne and God wanted it back. What really is on your throne? Are you willing to surrender it up to God or would you like to have God take you up on that mountain where He asks you to sacrifice those things so He can once again take up that place in your heart that is truly His? When we cling to that thing that sits upon that throne in our hearts, we often put ourselves in needless pain, as God peals away our fingers from what we grasp way to tightly. Open your hand up today and offer that thing back to God. Give Him that seat of honor in your heart. He is the only one who fits it to a T.

What does your Isaac look like? Are you willing to loosen your grip or are you willing for God to ask for it as a sacrifice?