When we look back in the scriptures, there are so many examples of those who stepped out in faith despite their fears, and one that speaks to me is Genesis 22:1-18. Abraham was the best example of stepping out in faith, and God tested his faith beyond belief.
God asked Abraham to take his son, Isaac, his only son, that he loved, and to give him up as a sacrifice. Abraham trusted and feared God and stepped out in faith and obedience. He left that morning taking Isaac to the place God had told him to go. Abraham took his son and bound him to the altar. He stretched out his hand to slay him "and the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me." Abraham looked up and saw a ram which was caught in a thicket, and he took the ram that God provided and offered it as a sacrifice instead of his son.
What faith! Do we trust God to step out in faith and know without a doubt that He will provide?
Love in Christ,
Tera
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