Re-Solved

#28:Giving Your Children Back To God

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Genesis 22:2, 13, 18, 15-17

2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;


  • Have you recognized that your child is a precious gift from God?
    • We need to bring our children up in the right kind of environment and teach them about how God loves us.
  • It is up to you to introduce them to God and his ways.
    • We need to release ownership of our kids and leave it up to God to lead them in the way he designed.
    • God has left it up to you to show them God’s way.
    • God gave us this story so he could show a foreshadowing of Him giving His son away for slaughter.
    • God wanted Abraham to show his faithfulness.
  • God provides a ram which symbolizes that God always has a way out.
    • You must have a relationship with God and teach your child to do the same.
    • Because Abraham gave Isaac to God, he was blessed and he got new opportunities.
  • When we fail to give our children to God we might be forfeiting God’s best plan and will for our child’s life.
  • Many parents make the mistake of guiding their children away from the will of God.

    • There are four elements of giving your child to God.
    1. Giving your child to God is a conformation for your love for God.
      • When you give your child to God it is saying you love God even more than you love your child.
  • Your child is you most prized possession but don’t allow them to take the place of God.
    •       2. Giving your child to God is a commitment that you will raise them God’s way.
      • Giving your child to God is a commitment and we live in a commitment less world.
    3. To give your child to God you have to have a good relationship with God.
      • Make sure you are right with God.
    4. Giving your child to God is a claiming of God’s promises.
      • Your child will be blessed by you obedience and cursed by your disobedience.
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    Re-SolvedBy Temple Baptist Church, Titusville, FL USA