The story in Genesis 22 is a keen foreshadowing if the sacrifice of Jesus on our behalf. It was a test of Abraham's faith, and once demonstated, his son Isaac was spared. Isaac was actually not the only son of Abraham (Ishmael had just been sent away because of the jealousy of Sarah) yet the Lord calls him that. And the words pre-echo the gift of Jesus for our sakes: "You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son." That was a supreme show of faith by Abraham. For God to offer his only Son (when of course God also has other sons and daughters-you and me for example), and then to actually go through with the sacrifice for our sakes, shows Supreme faith in us by the Father. Faith, as we define it in the Heartsong tribe, is trust and loyalty invested. What amazing trust and loyalty the Father has invested in us by making his only Son the sacrifice for our sins! God has faith in us! Amazing! God's faith in us is that we can, by God, become who were were sent to this earth by God to become. "Dear Lord, make us worthy of the sacrifice you have made for us-not that we would ever be able to do enough to re-pay you for the gift you have given us in Jesus, but that we would die trying."