Good Morning Friends,
“By faith Abraham, when God tested him,
offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to
sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, ‘It is through
Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.’ Abraham reasoned that God could
raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from
death.” (Hebrews 11:17-19)
What a test that God put Abraham through. He
asked for the life of Abraham’s son! It wasn’t reasonable, no one should have
to sacrifice his child for the Lord. It wasn’t like God. God abhorred the child
sacrifices of Molech and other false gods. Nevertheless, that is what God asked
for, and Abraham prepared to give Isaac as a sacrifice.
As they were going up the mountain to the
place of sacrifice, Isaac noticed they had no animal to offer. He asked his
father about it and Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for
the burnt offering, my son.” (Genesis 22:8)
Abraham trusted God. There was no way that
Abraham thought this would be the end of Isaac’s life. Abraham knew God too
well to believe that. God had spoken a marvelous promise about Isaac, that
through him Abraham’s descendants would be like the sand of the seashore in
number. Abraham knew God would not go back on that promise. So, even if God had
to raise Isaac back from the dead, Abraham knew he would come down from the
mountain with his son.
This was an extremely difficult test but
through it God did an extremely wonderful miracle. He provided the sacrifice.
He confirmed the truth of Abraham’s faith. Abraham was shown faithful. God was
shown faithful. Isaac learned a lesson about trusting God. God received praise.
All because Abraham believed what God said, even when it was unreasonable.
I wonder how many marvelous things we miss
because everything has to make sense to us before we act on it? I wonder how
many things we miss because sometimes we just don’t believe God?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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