Abraham-Great Example to Us

Abraham is referenced, more than any other, in the Bible as a great man of faith. Instead of "faith" we might use the word "trust." When we look at how much he trusted in God to take care of him, it just has to amaze. We'll look at a few passages and examples of the depth of Abraham's trust.

Hebrews 11:8-10 says "By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God." God had told him to leave home and go where he was directed; Abraham did exactly as God instructed him.

Then we read in Hebrews 11:17-19, "By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, 'In Isaac your seed shall be called,' concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense." We read in Genesis 22 about how God had instructed Abraham to take his son, Isaac, up on the mountain and sacrifice him. Then, just as Abraham was about to kill Isaac for the sacrifice, God stayed his hand, spared Isaac, and provided a ram instead. But the fact that Abraham had enough faith to carry out this command of God shows how much trust he had in God.

And of course, the point to us is that we need to trust God to take care of us. We often have the attitude that we must take care of ourselves. But we must know that if we follow God, follow His Word, do what is right, what we know that He would want, things will go well for us...Because; He is worthy of our trust and will not let us down. God is alive, and He will take care of us. This is what Jesus was saying in Matthew 6, toward the end. He said, "..do not worry....seek you first the kingdom of God.." There is a challenge for us this week.

Thanks for reading. Have a good week! Feel the love.