Story of Scripture--Day #26 "Faith Put to the Test" (Genesis 22)

Day 26 — Faith Put to the Test
📖 Genesis 22

Genesis 22 brings us to one of the most intense and sacred moments in all of Scripture. God asks Abraham to surrender the very son He promised—the child through whom the covenant would continue. This is not cruelty, but a test of faith that reveals the depth of Abraham’s trust and the faithfulness of God.

As Abraham walks up Mount Moriah with Isaac, every step echoes with tension, obedience, and hope. When Isaac asks, “Where is the lamb?” Abraham’s response becomes one of the most profound statements of faith in the Bible: “God will provide for Himself the lamb.”

And He does.

God stops the sacrifice and provides a ram in Isaac’s place—teaching us that God never delights in loss, but in trust. This moment points far beyond Abraham’s altar. On the same mountain range centuries later, God would not stop the sacrifice. He would provide His own Son.

Mount Moriah points us to Calvary.
The ram points us to the Lamb.
And faith tested becomes faith anchored in a God who always provides.

If your faith is being tested today, remember this: God is never absent in the trial. He is present, purposeful, and already preparing the provision.

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