YOUR FAITH SHOULD BE BIGGER THAN YOUR QUESTIONS

We all have our share of discouragements and loss of faith at one point in our lives. This is nothing new that even the great men of the bible have experienced the same. Abraham’s story of faith has been recalled in the letter of Paul to the Hebrews. He faced a lot of challenges and obstacles in his lifetime but his faith was so great that it was significantly recounted in what we now consider as the bible’s Hall of Fame.

Read Hebrews 11:8-19.

HOW ABRAHAM LIVED BY FAITH.

1.Abraham did not know where.

“By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going” Hebrews 11:8.

Often times, we plan and decide on something then ask God to bless it such as in businesses and relationships instead of asking God first to tell us what His will is for us. Abraham sought God’s will for him and when God told him to go, he obeyed even when he did not know where God was taking him.

2. Abraham did not know how.

“By faith Abraham, even though he was past age – and Sarah herself was barren—was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise” Hebrews 11:11.

God promised Abraham that he will have children (Genesis 12:7; Genesis 15:5-6; Genesis 17:16). His wife Sarah was barren and when God told Abraham that she was to bear children, she was 90 years old. Abraham did not understand how it will happen but he believed God.

3. Abraham did not know why.

“By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned” Hebrews 11:17-18.

We all have our whys: Why is everyone getting promoted but me? Why didn’t God heal my father? Has God forgotten me? God, are you with me?

God promised Abraham that he will have children. That promise was made visible when Sarah gave birth to Isaac. God told Abraham to sacrifice his one and only son, He told Abraham to kill the promise. Abraham did not understand why. It did not make any sense! But still, Abraham obeyed.

YOUR FAITH SHOULD BE BIGGER THAN YOUR QUESTIONS

A child that wants something simply asks for it. He does not feel the need to know everything to be able to receive what he asks for. All he understands is that when he asks, his father will give it to him. All other questions fade away. All he understands in his heart is the faithfulness of his father. In the same way, all we really need to know is that when God is with us, we can walk by faith. We may not know all the answers, but we walk in faith because we know we can trust Jesus above all.

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” Galatians 2:20.