By
Faith
“By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had
received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said,
That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him
up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.” (Hebrews 11:17-19)
Today’s
Morsel: In Hebrews Chapter 11, the words,
‘by faith’ appear 16 times, letting us know that those patriarchs mentioned trusted God in their actions and deeds.
Scripture says that when Abraham was tried, he offered up Isaac and he that had
received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was
said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was
able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received
him in a figure. Notice, Abraham had faith that God would raise Isaac
up. Abraham had a promise from God that in Isaac would his seed be
blessed. And if God allowed him to kill Isaac, then God would have to
raise him to life again to fulfill his promise, or He would be seen as a
liar. And scripture tells us that God is not a man that he should
lie. When we look at Genesis 22, we see Abraham’s faith in God from the moment
that God tells him to go offer Isaac. “And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and
said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he
said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get
thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one
of the mountains which I will tell thee of. And Abraham rose up early in the
morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac
his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto
the place of which God had told him.” (Genesis 22:1-3)
Abraham obeyed by faith. And then when Abraham sees the place that God
sends him to, he says to his servants, “Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and
worship, and come again to you. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt
offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his
hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.” (Genesis 22:5-6) God told him to go offer Isaac.
Abraham said, "We are going to worship and come again." Anytime
we offer our kids to God it should be a form of worship by faith. And now
we see that Isaac is just a little bit perplexed because everything is available
for the sacrifice but a lamb for an offering. And Abraham tells him by
faith, “My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt
offering: so they went both of them together.” (Genesis 22:8) And scripture says, “And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built
an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid
him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took
the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of
heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the
lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God,
seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son
from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns:
and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in
the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah Jireh:
as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done
this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in
blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the
stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and
thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the
nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.” (Genesis 22:9-18) Abraham is an example of walking by faith and not by
sight. Are you following his example? And are you an example to
others?
Sing: Jehovah Jireh, my provider, His grace
is sufficient for me, for me, for me. Jehovah Jireh, my provider, His
grace is sufficient for me, for me, for me. My God shall supply all my
needs, according to His riches and glory; He shall give His angels charge over
me, Jehovah Jireh careth for me.
Thought For Today: For we walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7)
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