HEBREWS 11:19
"Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. In a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead."
Faith is such an important part of being a believer of Jesus Christ the Lord God. Without faith there would be no stories in the bible to teach us. We learn so much from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob along with Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David and Samuel and all the prophets. Praise God that He left His Word for us to learn and reason about His nature. The point of the truth for today is that Abraham used his reasoning to align with his faith in order to do the right thing. Abraham had an only son that came as a miracle of God and now he was being asked to sacrifice him to God. Do you think you have the faith to sacrifice one of your children if God asked you?
Abraham used his reasoning to come to a correct and Godly conclusion about what God asked him to do. Abraham knew in his heart that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life. He knew that God is omnipotent and had the power over life and death. Isaac also knew that God never breaks His promises and He promised that Isaac would be the son through which his descendants would be counted. If Isaac died then he could not be the one to deliver the promises of God. He had faith in God and he had reasoned judgement that complimented it.
How about you? Do you have faith in God? Do you believe His promises to each of us to give us eternal life? Do you know that He will bring you through death and give you new life? Have you been able to reason that God through His Word and His promises has given us the knowledge that we need to understand the Good News? Are you looking forward to eternal life in heaven with the Lord? God is able to do anything, including bringing us back from death and giving us eternal life. We arrive at this position with REASONED FAITH!
