Genesis 22:6-12

Genesis 22:6-12 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. Wow! What a dramatic story! God wanted to test Abraham to see if Abraham would obey Him. And Abraham did. But why would God ask Abraham to sacrifice his own son? I’m sure Abraham kept asking himself that question as they walked up Mount Moriah. But Abraham trusted God. And just as Abraham raised his sharp knife to slay his only son, God stopped him. Over in the thicket was a ram caught by his horns. Abraham untied his son, grabbed that ram, and gratefully offered the sacrifice to Almighty God. God may not test you in the extreme way in which He tested Abraham, but God will test you in some way. Is God trying to destroy you in testing? Of course not! God wants to know if He can trust you. And God is wanting you to know that you can trust God. Remember, God honors faith because faith honors God. Think about it.