Abraham's bond and relationship with God was solid and it came to a point that it could withstand testing not of adversity but of voluntary worship and obedience.
Trials promote and train us for involuntary worship - because we want to get out of the trial we know out of survival instinct to obey. Freedom is a different thing. When we are not compelled, freedom trains us and calls us to voluntary obedience.
Abraham experienced the reality of God. Abraham heard His voice of promise that spoke to his deepest desire and dream of his heart to be a father.
he experienced supernatural protection of himself and His wife, provision that made him rich, fought impossible odds in battle and won, worshiped and finally saw a supernatural miracle in the promise God spoke over his life the birth of Isaac Gods fulfillment of his promise and a miracle child.
ll these things pointed to one main thing - that God is good lovely and mighty and wild and a good father to Abraham giving all things into the hand of this man. Abraham did nothing - God did everything for him. Abraham believed God that he may be a father of faith to us.
We who believe the gospel of a God doing everything for us and wanting to show us His mercy and power and grace if we will but believe the gospel.
What is the gospel? the good news that He is king of the universe and wants to be a forgiving and saving and healing king to us. we do nothing but believe in the divine exchange of Christ for us sinners given once for all.
we are in similar faith and straits as Abraham for we are also given these awesome promises of new life, forgiveness of sins walking w god as righteous through the word of God. if we believe the gospel the bible indeed calls us children of faith.
and what is the gospel? that Christ is our God, savior and righteousness and we are called to forsake all other forms of saving ourselves and abandon ourselves to him in submission obedience and trust Him.
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