Scripture: Genesis 22:1-13
“For as the body without the spirit is dead,
so faith without works is dead also.” James 2:26 (KJV)
What does it mean for faith to be at work? Genesis 22:1- 24 gives us an understanding of this. It is the accomplishment of the Abrahamic covenant. From our scripture reading, Abraham was supposed to kill his only son but he told his servants “we will go and worship and come again to you” (verse 5). No wonder Abraham was referred to as the father of faith.
Now they got to the mountain and he laid his son (who was 18 years old) on the altar. He yielded himself because he understood how faith worked. His faith had produced Isaac against all odds, so he knew that God had something planned, even if it meant raising Isaac back from the dead. Romans 4:21 tells us that Abraham was fully persuaded.
In the end, God provided for himself a lamb and Abraham took the lamb, laid it on the altar and slaughtered it in exchange for his son. Abraham received Isaac back figuratively from the dead (Heb 11:19). This was the act that released the faith that raised Jesus from the dead. God released Jesus Christ to die and received him back from the dead. Abraham saw it all in that moment and was glad (John 8:56).
REMEMBER TO ATTEND: MAP Meeting (Home Fellowship) tomorrow.
PRAYER:Thank you Lord for enabling me to access the God kind of faith.
FAITH BYTE: I have faith in God and I am blessed with faithful Abraham.
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