Genesis 22:1-2
"Abraham!" The Voice of God called. "Take your son, your only son Isaac. I know how much you love him, and this is why i asked you to do this difficult thing. I want you to give Isaac Back to Me. Abraham said nothing. The God he knew would never want him to kill his own son. Abraham knew that. God had promised Isaac would have many children. How could that happen if Isaac were dead?
It was like holding a friend's hand when you cannot see where you are going. The friend has said you are heading for a deep hole and you may fall into it. You hold on to the friend's hand anyway because it is the only guidance you can trust. Your friend will not let you down. Step by step, you follow him.
Abraham knew he could choose not to trust God. He could say no, run in fear and try to hide. But who can hide from God? Or he could choose to trust. Perhaps there was more to God's plan than what first seemed to be there.
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