Devotion:
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Read Genesis 22:1-11 .
Here God tests Abraham by telling him to offer up his son, Isaac, as a sacrifice—and Abraham very nearly goes through with it! The request seems so cruel asking Abraham to offer up his own son. After all, this was the son of promise—the one through whom God promised to bless the nations of the world. This command likely made no sense at all to Abraham. Isaac was God’s great gift. Could Abraham let go of his son—the one thing that meant more to him than life itself?
This surely was a challenging, excruciating test of Abraham’s faith. But somehow Abraham had learned to trust God enough to provide a solution. He even told Isaac that God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering. And as Abraham was about to slay his son, God told him to stop. At times our faith may be tested too. Will we trust God to keep his promises, however challenging it may be to obey? Through Jesus, God’s only Son, who laid down his life for our sake, we can trust God.
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