"It is a dreadful thing to be sure of God, yet unsure of His plan. But perhaps that is the first step in faith." – C.S. Lewis (paraphrased)
“By faith Abraham… went out, not knowing whither he went.” – Hebrews 11:8 (KJV)
He Heard a Voice in the Silence
The desert wind swept through the stones of Haran, and somewhere amid the silence, Abram heard the Voice.
Not thunder. Not lightning.
Just a whisper that shook the foundation of everything he knew.
“Leave. Go. I will show you the place.”
He was seventy-five. A man shaped by years, settled among family, surrounded by the known. And yet, this Voice — this God who interrupted comfort with calling — asked him to leave all he had known and step into an unseen country.
There was no map. No itinerary. Only a promise wrapped in mystery:
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“I will make you a great nation… I will bless you… and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” – Genesis 12:2–3
He could have argued. He could have demanded clarity.
Instead, he walked.
A Life Lived Between Promise and Fulfillment
Most men of faith are born in moments of triumph.
But Abraham’s story is formed in the space between what was spoken and what was seen.
He wandered. He waited.
He built altars. He pitched tents. He faltered.
He lied to kings. He laughed at angels. He tried to force God’s promise by fathering a son through Hagar — and bore the weight of that impatience. Yet, the covenant never broke. God kept repeating it.
“I will make your descendants like the stars…”
Years passed like sand through his fingers.
Then one day — almost unbelievably — Sarah laughed in her old age, and the boy was born. Isaac. Laughter made flesh.
The Knife, the Mountain, the God Who Provides
But the Voice returned again. This time, not with a command to go — but to give.
“Take your son. Your only son. Offer him.”
What kind of God asks for what He gives?
What kind of father walks for three days with wood on his back and death on his heart?
Abraham’s climb up Moriah is the peak of his faith. Not because of what he was willing to do — but because of what he believed.
“God will provide for Himself the lamb…” – Genesis 22:8
At the moment the knife was lifted, heaven cried stop.
And in the thicket, caught by its horns, was a ram.
The child lived.
The covenant continued.
The blessing became clearer.
Centuries later, another Son would climb another hill, wood on His back, sacrifice in His bones — and this time, the knife would not be stopped.
Because God did provide for Himself the Lamb.
What Abraham Teaches Us Today
Abraham’s life is not about perfection. It is not about certainty.
It is about the walk.
He teaches us:
- That faith is obedience in the dark.
- That God waits to fulfill promises until it changes us.
- That even when we fail, grace keeps the covenant alive.
- That sometimes God asks us to lay down our blessings, only to return them sanctified.
He walked — not because he saw the end, but because he knew the One who called him.
A Final Reflection
Perhaps the Christian journey is less about arrival and more about abiding.
Less about what we have and more about who we trust.
Like Abraham, we are called to walk — with the Word as our compass and the Spirit as our companion.
So, what is God asking you to leave?
Where is He asking you to go?
Will you walk, even if you do not know the way?
Prayer
Lord, like Abraham, give me the courage to believe You when nothing makes sense.
Teach me to walk not by sight, but by faith.
May I learn to love the unknown — if it leads me closer to You.
Amen.
