I would never have considered using a phrase like ‘ruthless trust’ until I saw Brennan Manning’s book, Ruthless Trust.
One of the many definitions of the word ruthless is- feeling or showing no mercy; hardhearted.
If we had to consider the kind of trust that father Abraham had in God, you would agree that it was in every sense ruthless, devoid of every form of sentiment. In fact it was die-hard, hardhearted trust!
How else can anyone explain embarking on a journey without a known destination? God didn’t mention any city that was familiar to Abraham yet he believed God to the point of mobilizing every member of his household on the blind date!
Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you.
4, So Abraham departed as the Lord had spoken to him...
Gen. 12:1, 4 NKJV.
There was also the epic display of ruthless trust; agreeing to sacrifice a child he waited over two decades to receive. Abraham didn’t consider all the parties involved in this transaction- Sarah who had her first child at 90 or their innocent son, Isaac. Sarah would certainly have been heart broken if she had lost Isaac. Was it that Abraham didn’t care? No. He was confident that even after sacrificing Isaac to God, he would still have him back. Can you beat that?
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...concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. Hebrews 11:19 NKJV
How much are you willing to trust God? Would you follow Him on a trip to a known city if He didn’t tell you the hotel and the chauffeur that will attend to you?
God honoured Abraham’s trust in Him and will honour us when we also demonstrate our confidence in Him (Hebrew 10:35).
Prayer Point
Lord, please help me to always remember that you will never give me stone for bread.
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