This week, we are reading through Genesis 22. I don't know about you, but as I read this familiar story, I began to realize something: Abraham had a crazy lot of faith.
Isaac was Abraham's pride and joy, his beloved son. There is no greater love than between a parent and a child. And, God asked Abraham to do the unthinkable. God asked for a sacrifice. Not a $5 in the offering sacrifice, but a sacrifice that tested Abraham like never before. God asked for his son. God wondered, "Abraham, do you trust me? Do you really trust me with all that you are?" That kind of trust requires a relationship, a really strong relationship that is built upon a solid foundation of faith. Have you ever done the trust fall with your friends? You stand there, either terrified or completely at ease, as you fall back into your friend's arms. With a knife in hand, he is about to kill his only sun, the craziest of all trust falls. Right before he does, God speaks to Abraham. Not only does he provide a ram for the offering, but He goes on to tell Abraham that he will be blessed due to His faith. God wants us to be at ease as we fall back and trust Him with all that we are. We must learn not to lean on our own understanding. We must acknowledge that the omniscient God of the universe knows best. There are times in our lives that things don't make sense. Life is hard, that's without a doubt. However, God is calling and asking us, "Do you have faith like Abraham?" Abraham's faith is a crazy kind of faith. Yet, we, too, thousands of years later can have that kind of faith. Pray for faith and seek faith through the Word of God. After reading Genesis 22, my faith has definitely been encouraged. I hope yours is as well. "Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.” Genesis 22:13-14
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Rich Brown
9/7/2016 03:31:00 pm
Great Post...love it!!
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