The Faith of Abraham

God's Exceptional Choice  God Call's Abraham's Family The Faith of Abraham Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)  Hebrews 11:8-19 The Voice 8 By faith Abraham heard God's call to travel to a place he would one day receive as an inheritance; and he obeyed, not knowing where God's call would take him. 9 By faith he journeyed to the land of the promise as a foreigner; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, his fellow heirs to the promise 10 because Abraham looked ahead to a city with foundations, a city laid out and built by God. 11 By faith Abraham's wife Sarah became fertile long after menopause because she believed God would be faithful to His promise. 12 So from this man, who was almost at death's door, God brought forth descendants, as many as the stars in the sky and as impossible to count as the sands of the shore. 13 All these I have mentioned died in faith without receiving the full promises, although they saw the fulfillment as though from a distance. These people accepted and confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on this earth 14 because people who speak like this make it plain that they are still seeking a homeland. 15 If this was only a bit of nostalgia for a time and place they left behind, then certainly they might have turned around and returned. 16 But such saints as these look forward to a far better place, a heavenly country. So God is not ashamed to be called their God because He has prepared a heavenly city for them. 17 By faith Abraham, when he endured God's testing, offered his beloved son Isaac as a sacrifice. The one who had received God's promise was willing to offer his only son; 18 God had told him, "It is through Isaac that your descendants will bear your name," [a] 19 and he concluded that God was capable of raising him from the dead, which, figuratively, is indeed what happened. For Reflection Though he did not know where he was going, Abraham packed up his belongings and spirited them away with his family. Long after menopause and contrary to all rationale, Abraham's wife gave birth. Although Abraham and all his hundreds died before the realization of God's promise of inheritance, They never lost their faith in God's fulfilled promise. Facing all the strife of relocation into a land where they were foreigners, they still held on to the promise that God had prepared a. heavenly place for them. When God asked for the sacrifice of Isaac, Abraham's son, Abraham did not hesitate. He concluded that God was capable of raising his son from death. That, my friends, is FAITH, an unreasonable trust in God. Pray Pray and trust God's promise that God will help you achieve all the goals God has intended for you. Forward to a friend Sign up for our mailing list!