English Christian Song | "What God Wants Is Man's Unconditional Submission to Him"

August 25, 2026

When Abraham raised the knife to offer Isaac as a sacrifice to God, God saw all these actions. This showed God Abraham's true heart, and regardless of his former foolishness, ignorance, and misunderstanding of God, at that time Abraham's heart for God was true, and honest, and he truly and sincerely was going to return Isaac, the son given to him by God, back to God. In him, God saw submission, which was precisely what God desired.

To man, God does much that is incomprehensible and even inconceivable. When God wishes to orchestrate someone, this orchestration is often not aligned with man's notions and is incomprehensible to him, yet it is precisely this misalignment and incomprehensibility that are God's trial and test of man. Abraham, meanwhile, was able to demonstrate submission to God, which was the most fundamental condition of his being able to satisfy God's requirement.

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Oftentimes, some people say, "I've already offered this, I've already given up that—why is God still not satisfied with me? Why does He keep subjecting me to trials? Why does He keep testing me?" This demonstrates one fact: God has not seen your heart, and has not gained your heart. This is to say, He has not seen the kind of true heart that Abraham had when he was able to raise his knife to slay his son by his own hand and offer him to God. God has not seen your unconditional submission to Him, and has not been comforted by you. It is natural, then, that God keeps trying you.

from The Word, Vol. 2. On Knowing God. God's Work, God's Disposition, and God Himself II

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