[Abraham's Test of Faith]
God commands Abraham to offer up Isaac.
We never are secure from trials In Hebrew, to tempt, and to try, or to prove, are expressed by the same word. Every trial is indeed a temptation, and tends to show the dispositions of the heart, whether holy or unholy. But God proved Abraham, not to draw him to sin, as Satan tempts. Strong faith is often exercised with strong trials, and put upon hard services. The command to offer up his son, is given in such language as makes the trial more grievous; every word here is a sword.
Observe,
1. The person to be offered: Take thy son; not thy bullocks and thy lambs. How willingly would Abraham have parted with them all to redeem Isaac! Thy son; not thy servant. Thine only son; thine only son by Sarah. Take Isaac, that son whom thou lovest.
2. The place: three days' journey off; so that Abraham might have time to consider, and might deliberately obey.
3. The manner: Offer him fro a burnt-offering; not only kill his son, his Isaac, but kill him as a sacrifice; kill him with all that solemn pomp and ceremony, with which he used to offer his burnt-offerings. (Ge 22:3-10)
This was a true test of fiath. Abraham entered the proving ground, the ultimate test of trust that his Holy God would keep His promise.
In our daily lives, we are not tested to the extent that Abraham was. However, on a daily basis, our faith is tested. We must consider the fact that God has our best interest in mind. When we are faced with 'tests of faith', do we have a deep enough faith or trust in our Lord that we would not question or rationalize the 'cause and effect'? Will we try to reason with God or will we do His bidding? We must realize that we only see part of the picture. He sees the whole picture. When we have reached the completeness of our faith in Christ, we can, without question, surrender our will to His will. "Not my will Father, but your will be done." (BACK)
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