God decided to put Abraham to the test. God told Abraham to go to a mountain and take his son, Isaac, as a burnt offering. After three days Abraham stopped and took his son with him to prepare the burnt offering. Isaac carried the wood while Abraham carried the knife and fire. When Isaac asked where the animal was for the burnt offering, Abraham said that God will provide the offering. Abraham ended up tying his son to an alter that God showed to Abraham and lifted his knife, when an angel said, "Abraham! Abraham!" He replied, "here I am" The angel said do not touch the boy and now I know that you fear God. Abraham looked up towards a thicket and saw a ram caught by his horns. Abraham took the ram and sacrificed the ram to God. The angel reappeared and told Abraham that his descendants will be as numerous as the grains of sand on the beach and as the stars in the night sky.
In my lifetime, I have not been a part of or personally witnessed a "true sacrifice". A true sacrifice does not have to mean sacrificing your own life for somebody else. For example, a true sacrifice could be donating a large amount of money to a charity to help people that are less fortunate than yourself. This is definitely a sacrifice because you are giving up some of your own hard owned money to people you don't even know. That is a true sacrifice.
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