The Day Abraham’s Faith Was Tested
“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. Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his young men, 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. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. 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 Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.” (Genesis 22:1-14)
Today’s Morsel: Have you ever had your faith tested? When Albert Einstein was seen as a failure after the light bulb didn’t work at 1,000 tries, he stated, “I have not failed. I’ve just found a thousand ways it doesn’t work.” There will come a time in your life that your faith will be tested, or you will never know if it is going to work when you need it. Jesus placed His disciples in a boat to go to the other side; their faith was put to the test by a storm. When they began to fear, Jesus chides them for not having any faith. Abraham was tested by God telling him to offer his son Isacc. Abraham, we see, doesn’t waver. His faith had been tested before, and he knew that God would come through for him. And He will come through for you. James tells us that it is the trying of our faith that worketh patience. When your faith is tested, don’t fret nor fear, just see it as God proving you to see if it’s going to work for you when you may need it the most.
Sing: Jesus never fails, Jesus never fails, so you might as well get thee behind me Satan, you cannot prevail; because Jesus never fails.
Thought For Today: “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.” (James 2:26)
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