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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