This is faith
Read about Abraham's words here. He said he was going to come again with Isaac. He had no doubt in his mind that he was going to sacrifice him but he also had no doubt in his mind that he was going to come back with him.Genesis 22:4-5Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.Genesis 22:6-7And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?Put yourself in this situation. What would you say? Isaac is no little boy. He knows what's going on. What's happening dad? I see the wood, I see the knife, (gulp!) where's the sacrifice.It's him! And quite often we see the great faith of Abraham but let's not forget the great faith also of his son. I don't know about you but in the natural it would be quite hard to have a decent relationship with your father after an event like this wouldn't it?But we see Isaac having great faith in God also.Genesis 22:8And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them togetherWe see all along in this story that Abraham has absolutely no doubt that God was going to provide a sacrifice. He had no doubt in his mind that he was going to sacrifice Isaac however in Hebrews we read he also had a full expectation that God would raise him from the dead.God Was Demonstrating To Abraham What He Was Going To Do With His Own Son Jesus Christ...Genesis 22:9-12And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.The point here is that Abraham had no doubt at all in the promises of God. Abrahams faith was so strong that he knew God would not lie. God promised that through Isaac would come a multitude of nations. So Abraham thought he would sacrifice Isaac and God would raise him from the dead to keep his promise.Take on board just how great this man's faith was...He never doubted God.Whatever God said he did.This is faith.
