Abraham had almost everything he wanted, when God asked him one day to leave behind his country and his possessions, and to travel with his family to a land that God would show him (Gen. 12:1). God promised him many descendants. Abraham trusted God, and rightly so: despite their advanced age, a son (Isaac) was born to Abraham and his wife Sarah (Gen. 21:2-3).
As an ultimate test, God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son. Despite his grief, he was willing to obey, but God stopped him just in time. Abraham had shown that he placed his love for God above everything else, and in this way he cooperated with God’s plan. God can do great things through us if we trust in him and cooperate with him.
