Shalom,

I want to share this portion of today's  "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers:

Abraham built an altar . . . ; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar . . . —Genesis 22:9

This event is a picture of the mistake we make in thinking that the ultimate God wants of us is the sacrifice of death. What God wants is the sacrifice through death which enables us to do what Jesus did, that is, sacrifice our lives. Not— “Lord, I am ready to go with You . . . to death” (Luke 22:33). But— “I am willing to be identified with Your death so that I may sacrifice my life to God.”

When we know that we have Heaven as our glorious home when we leave this earth, it is NOT a sacrifice to die for Him because WE WIN! THAT is the easy way! What He REALLY desires is for us to LIVE for HIM! THAT takes diligence and commitment! 

It is of no value to God to give Him your life for death. He wants you to be a “living sacrifice”— to let Him have all your strengths that have been saved and sanctified through Jesus (Romans 12:1). This is what is acceptable to God.

HE desires that NONE should perish (2 Peter 3:9)! HE desires that ALL should be saved and delivered (1 Timothy 2:4)! HE desires that WE do the work that HE did and even greater works (John 14:12)! We CANNOT do that if we "die for Him"! Let's make it our determined purpose to REALLY Live for Him! Let's go all out this year for the things of God! Let's see how many we can take with us when we see HIM appear for us in the clouds! Are you ready for this? YOU ARE! Let's DO IT! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Running":

Shalom in Him!