Heb 11:8-12; 17-19
8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; 10 for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
11 By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude — innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18 of whom it was said, "In Isaac your seed shall be called," 19 concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.
Abraham’s faith in God surpassed reason:
He went out without knowing where he was going…
He and Sara became parents when they were far beyond the natural ability to do so…
He offered up his only son in obedience, to the seeming detriment of God’s promise to make him the father of many.
By Faith…..
“By faith” is the route we travel toward goals set by God for our lives. Abraham had no map when he set out in search of the ‘city not made by hands’. He had a goal, a target to reach for, but the only direction he had was his faith in a promise made by a God he desired to believe and please.
“By Faith” is the vehicle by which we will attain our goals. When we do not understand and have no road map to follow, faith in God’s promise requires only our commitment to follow as He leads us.
“By Faith” is the act of saying, “I have decided to follow Jesus – I will not turn back – I will trust Him to lead me in the path I should go.
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