Heb 11:17-19 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, (18) even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned." (19) Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.
Abraham had faith in God's power to raise the dead. Even if Isaac died at Abraham's hand, he believed that God would bring his son back to life again.
Abraham's faith was much more than words - much more than some creed pulled from a dusty shelve for times of trouble. His faith was not a profession of beliefs that meant nothing in his day to day living and cost nothing. Abraham backed up his faith by acting according to what he believed. Listen to what James says about this:
James 2:21-22: Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? (22) You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.
Abraham, in faith, was willing to surrender everything to and for God. He was even ready to give up his child, in spite of the promises that Isaac represented. Abraham realized that when we have everything except God, we have nothing; and, he realized that when we have nothing except God, we have everything. Abraham, in faith, was ready to sacrifice everything. Even his only, beloved Isaac.
How many of us are willing to make such sacrifices? If we, like Abraham, received God’s promise that he is and will be our God for ever, are we willing to surrender everything to and for him and his kingdom?
May God grant us a faith that makes us willing to surrender to him whatsoever is required from us!
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