By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff. By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones. (Hebrews 11:17-22 ESV)
Hebrews 11 is the champions of faith chapter… The author tells us about the people of the past who had faith and by that faith they did wonderful things.
They over saw the odds when everything was against them.
They held out under circumstances that would make a normal person buckle and run screaming.
But how are they different from you? What do you do by faith?
Now if you are like me, you are scratching your head and wondering if there really is anything you do by faith. We know how our schedules work, and even with bumps in the road we can manage everything that comes. We have planned out our finances and without any unexpected things we will be ok and that is planned there is not faith to life…
Or is there…
Every day is something lived out in faith. You get in your car and some of us more than others hope it will start but by faith we know it will (unless of course your car needs to be replaced then there is probably a lot of prayer as you turn that key…). We hope that our kids will make it to and fro school on the bus ok, we have faith in the transportation department to get them around safely. We have faith we will not be fired…
We have faith that God will keep his promises… I seriously doubt that any of our lives will be tested by God as much as Abraham was, with the offering of his own son. But that does not mean that our faith is not working and tested every day. We have to allow our children to grow up and be the women and men that God has created them to be, and in that we have to have faith that we did all we could to help them learn and grow into the people God created them to be. God may not ask you to sacrifice your child on an altar, but He does ask you to let them go as they grow and have faith that because of the love He has for you He has that same love for them and will protect them like He protects you….
Life is best lived in faith control, that is give up the control and let God be the one that leads you. Follow where He leads and let the faith He has given you guide you through life. Live by faith!
And I still say if you have a bumper sticker that says God is my co pilot, you better rethink that and switch seats fast!
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