Posted: 02 March 2026

From a sermon given on 01 March 2026:

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
(Genesis 22:5)

Abraham knew the mountain required separation. He left the servants and the donkey below because some levels of obedience cannot be shared. The donkey represents burdens and limitations that confine people to lower ground. "Not everyone assigned to your life is assigned to your destiny." Even Jesus left most disciples behind in Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-37). Staying in the donkey zone keeps you close to activity but far from encounter.

Remaining in the donkey zone carries serious loss. "Your altitude in God is determined by your willingness to leave your comfort." - Charles Spurgeon. Moses left the camp to meet God (Exodus 24:12). If Abraham had stayed, he would have missed the ram – God's provision. The donkey zone is a place of delay, limited vision, and missed destiny. What you refuse to leave, you cannot rise above.

Abraham said, "We will come back," declaring faith in God's provision. "Faith stands on God's character, not circumstances." - A.W. Tozer. Bartimaeus left his cloak and stepped into his miracle (Mark 10:50). Refuse to remain where God told you to leave. Your provision, revelation, and testimony are not in the donkey zone - they are on the mountain of obedience.

Further readings:

And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.
(Exodus 24:12)

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
(Psalm 24:3-5)

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
(Hebrews 11:17-19)