God promised Abraham that he and Sarah would have a son to be named Isaac; a child of promise. God then commands Abraham to offer up Isaac as proof that he loved and feared him more than he loved his son. Obeying God would seem to destroy the promise that he would produce a great nation from the offspring of Isaac. What is Abraham to do? To keep the promise is God's responsibility and to obey God is Abraham's. Abraham obeys and goes to offer the child of promise as a sacrifice as proof that he loves and fears God. Once the trial has gone far enough to determine the score, God ends it and spares Isaac so he can keep his promise to Abraham. The question before us is, "How much are you and I willing to risk to obey God? Are we willing to risk our job, our home, all our possessions and maybe a family member? What test have you passed to show that you love and fear God to the point of not withholding what is being asked?
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