3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”

6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, 7 Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”

“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.

“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

8 Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together. Genesis 22:3-7

This is an important passage because within Abraham and Isaac’s conversation is the Gospel message cleverly outlined and the foretelling of the Messiah.

On a more practical note, though, an innocent boy was asking a very astute question, “Where’s the sacrifice, Father?” Did Isaac understand that he was to be the sacrifice? Probably not because he took his father at face value, and in the broadest sense of the statement, God would provide the sacrifice. They were obviously getting closer to the moment of truth. Abrahm knew what was coming when they got to the altar. It could not have been a pleasant time for Abraham. He had to have doubts and misgivings, even if he didn’t express them. Could he have gotten it wrong and made to suffer internally for the rest of his life for it?

But he was right; he had to be right.

Abraham had certainly heard the Lord correctly.

Trusting in God is not easy. Abraham did it every step along this journey.

Often in our lives, trust bears a startling resemblence to obeying God in the little things we do.

What are you trusting God for today?