Abraham's Faith: A Sacrificial Faith Series

He didn’t delay, or ask for further clarification. He OBEYED immediately. God spoke and he obeyed.

May we be like Him. When we hear God speak, I pray that we will recognize His voice and PROMPTLY obey.

This is the key, even if it doesn’t make sense if God is telling you to do something and you are sure it is God, then obey God no matter the cost.

II. Abraham’s Faith counted God as trustworthy.

Vs. 18 “even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”

How did the man find the resolve to travel three days and remain steadfast in the task at hand?

I’ll tell you how he reasoned within himself, “God gave me a son miraculously. God has kept His promises in the past. God is God and He can, if need be, raise my son from the dead.”

The Genesis account points to Abraham’s certainty in the face of this test. What did he tell his servants? “We will worship and WE will come back.” And Abraham in his obedience, found another truth about his God... He is Jehovah Jireh – The Lord who provides.

Abraham knew that God had never broken a promise, and He knew that God could not fulfill his promise without Isaac in the picture. Abraham knew that God was trustworthy.

Do you know in your life Jehovah Jireh, The Lord who provides. Do you trust Him to keep His word.

III. Abraham’s Reward for his Sacrificial Faith was deliverance.

Vs. 19 “Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.”

Abraham was totally committed to sacrifice Isaac; the was totally committed to love God and His word supremely. That was enough for God. God had his answer. Abraham believed God and loved Him above the most dear thing on earth. Therefore, when God stopped the judgment on Isaac, it was like Isaac had been resurrected from the dead. Taken from the brink of certain death, back to life. What a reward for a father who loved his son. Deliverance from taking the life of his son.

Conclusion

What is it we can learn tonight, we must trust God supremely, love and trust Him above everyone else and all else. We must believe God even when we cannot understand the ways and commands of God. We must trust the sacrifice of God’s own dear Son Jesus Christ for our sins and trust His resurrection as the assurance of our being resurrected and living forever with Jesus.

Are you believing God tonight? Are you walking by faith and not by sight?

(This sermon has excerpts from a sermon central contributor)