Years ago, when I first read the famous story about the prophet Abraham nearly sacrificing his son Isaac to God, I was shocked by what a terrible father Abraham seemed to be. Someone who would be willing to kill his own son seemed like the worst father imaginable.
Frankly, I was even taken aback by God himself in this story. Why would God ask Abraham to do such a horrible thing?
Now I understand that God never intended Isaac to die or even be harmed. He was testing Abraham's faith in the most extreme way -- checking to see if Abraham trusted him completely. When Abraham passed the test, God intervened and announced his mercy. God later blessed Abraham by giving him so many descendants that Abraham has become known as one of the greatest fathers of all time.
Abraham turned out to be one of the best fathers imaginable, because of his strong faith in his heavenly father: God.
This Father's Day, we celebrate many admirable qualities about dads. But I believe that the best fathers are those who choose to trust God, believing that God can change the worst to the best in any situation.
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