Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭22‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Abraham’s faith in and fear of God was at the very least unprecedented and at the very most a foreshadowing of God’s sacrifice of His own son Jesus.

Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭22‬:‭12‬ ‭NIV‬‬

‘Faith in and fear of’ is the radical center of passage for every believer.

Following God is all or nothing if it’s anything at all.

A half-hearted lukewarm commitment is no option yet remains as the central struggle for most of us these days.

As the world worsens and the end approaches, each of us will face our own Mt. Moriah challenge.

God wants your whole heart, mind, and soul.

‘Faith in and fear of’ is given of your own volition and God’s blessings follow.

Because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭22‬:‭15‬-‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Earnestly pray for your own Mt. Moriah summit.

A trial is God’s pop quiz to see how we are doing in the school of faith.