The Test of Faith Proves You Fit for Your Next Level in Destiny

After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here am I.” ² He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” ³ So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. ⁴ On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. ⁵ Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you.” ⁶ And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. ⁷ And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here am I, my son.” He said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” ⁸ Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together.  Genesis 22:1-8, English Standard Version

If Abraham is going to be the carrier of God’s blessing in the earth, then Abraham must be proven fit for that high calling. So God tests him. His test shows that he is a person who has truly believed God because when called upon to sacrifice his most cherished object in the whole universe, he does not seem to protest against God even when what God is asking of him doesn’t seem to make sense. How can God, who promised that Isaac would be the heir of Abraham’s promises, require that Isaac be sacrificed? Abraham had an unquestioning faith in God so that he still believed that somehow God would still be able to fulfil his promises to him. Every step Abraham took to Mount Moriah, where he was to sacrifice Isaac, must have solidified his faith in the goodness of God.

As you go through your crucible today and can’t seem to understand why all these evil things are happening to you or why God would allow you to go through such hardship, remember that it may be your test. So just believe in the goodness of God and the promises He has made to you about your destiny. You shall not fail! You shall excel! And you shall be proven fit for the next level! Amen!