Faith and Trust
Psalm 105:1-11, 37-45; Genesis 22:1-19; Hebrews 11:1-3, 13-19
By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced 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.” Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death. Hebrews 11:17-19, NIV
Reading these passages alongside one another I am reminded again that “faith” is not what we often think it is. Too often we equate “faith” with “belief.” But, when I read the stories of “faith” I am reminded that “faith” equates with “trust.”
Faith, the kind of faith that Abraham displayed is one that is about trusting the God of the Promise. He trusted that God would bring about his promise so then he knew that God would in some way bring Isaac back from the dead.
This is why we don’t need to worry about doubt concerning faith. I can doubt and wrestle and still fully trust.
As I think about these passages today I wonder am I really willing to trust the Divine? Or does my trust dissipate when things don’t make sense? The test of trust comes when things are not easy. It’s easy to trust when everything is easy.
Do I trust?
