Ryan Daffron

“God will provide for himself the lamb…” — Genesis 22:8

SOUNDING

This moment does not come out of nowhere. Isaac is the promised son. The long waited for miracle. The embodied proof that God keeps His word. And now God asks Abraham to place that very promise on the altar. This is not a test of cruelty. It is a test of trust. Abraham is being asked to hold the gift with open hands, not clenched fists.

As they walk up the mountain, Isaac notices what is missing. The wood is there. The fire is there. The knife is there. But the lamb is not. Isaac’s question is honest and innocent. Abraham’s answer is not logical. It is relational. “God will provide.” Abraham is not pretending to understand. He is leaning on what he knows about God’s character. He has learned that God does not give promises lightly and He does not abandon what He has spoken.

Provision is often invisible until the last moment. Abraham keeps walking without proof. Obedience carries him forward when clarity does not. Faith does not demand to see the outcome before it moves. It trusts the God who stands on the mountain before you ever arrive. Sometimes the mountain is where you learn whether you trust God’s hand or only His gifts.

BEARING

True trust is revealed when you obey even when it is scary, outlandish, and risky.

PRAYER

Lord, help me trust You when I cannot yet see how You will provide. Teach me to walk forward, anchored in who You are.

DROP IN

Write this somewhere you will see it today: “God will provide.”