Many are still tested as was Abraham. They do not hear the voice of God speaking directly from the heavens, but He calls them by the teachings of His word and the events of His providence. They may be required to abandon a career that promises wealth and honor, to leave congenial and profitable associations 127 and separate from kindred, to enter upon what appears to be only a path of self-denial, hardship, and sacrifice. God has a work for them to do; but a life of ease and the influence of friends and kindred would hinder the development of the very traits essential for its accomplishment. He calls them away from human influences and aid, and leads them to feel the need of His help, and to depend upon Him alone, that He may reveal Himself to them. Who is ready at the call of Providence to renounce cherished plans and familiar associations? Who will accept new duties and enter untried fields, doing God's work with firm and willing heart, for Christ's sake counting his losses gain? He who will do this has the faith of Abraham, and will share with him that "far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory," with which "the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared." 2 Corinthians 4:17; Romans 8:18.

Det var ingen let prøve, Abraham blev sat på, og ikke noget lille offer, der blev krævet af ham. Der var stærke bånd, der bandt ham til hans land, slægt og hjem. Men han tøvede ikke med at adlyde kaldet. Han stillede ingen spørgsmål med hensyn til det forjættede land, om jorden var frugtbar og klimaet sundt, om der var gode omgivelser og mulighed for at samle sig rigdom. Gud havde talt, og hans tjener måtte adlyde, Det bedste sted på jorden for ham var der, hvor Gud ville have, han skulle være.