Now it came to pass after these things that God
tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I
am." Then He said, "Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you
love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on
one of the mountains of which I shall tell you. Genesis 22:1-2
Our difficulty is not
that we don’t know God’s will.
Our discomfort comes from the fact that we do know His will, but we do not want
to do it!
When God first spoke to Abraham,
His commands were straightforward. “Go to a land I will show you” (Gen. 12:1).
Then God led Abraham through a number of tests over the years. Abraham learned
patience as he waited on God’s promise of a son, which took twenty-five years
to be fulfilled. Abraham learned to trust God through battles with kings and
through the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The pinnacle of Abraham’s walk
of faith was when God asked him to sacrifice the one thing that meant more to
him than anything else. Abraham’s previous obedience indicated that he would
have quickly and decisively sacrificed anything else God asked of him, but was
he prepared for this? God did not ask Abraham to make such a significant
sacrifice at the beginning of their relationship. This came more than thirty
years after Abraham began walking with God. As the Father progressively reveals
His ways to you in your Christian pilgrimage, you, like Abraham, will develop a
deeper level of trust in Him. When you first became a Christian, your Master’s
instructions were probably fundamental, such as being baptized or changing your
lifestyle. But as you learn to trust Him more deeply, He will develop your
character to match bigger tests, and with the greater test will come a greater
love for God and knowledge of His ways. Are you ready for God’s next
revelation?
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