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Song: Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Scripture: Genesis 26:1-35
So many events in the life of Isaac were like those of his father Abraham. He too was a man of faith and an example to all sons of Abraham.
Isaac, like his father, was a stranger and a pilgrim. He dwelt in tents. Famine drove him from the land of promise to sojourn among the Philistines. Children of Abraham must not get too comfortable with their environs. This world is not our home. We’re just passing through.
Isaac, like his father, believed the promises. He never owned land in Canaan. Abimelech made his sojourn unpleasant. His wife too was barren for twenty years. But his willingness to stay in the land is a witness to his faith. Sons of Abraham stay the course though the way seems clouded.
Isaac, like Abraham, was a peacemaker. Though Abimelech’s servants defrauded Isaac’s herdsmen of the wells which they had dug, Isaac was not vindictive. He established a covenant with the king and sent him away in peace. “Blessed are the peacemakers.” Not only shall they be called sons of Abraham, but sons of God.
Isaac’s faith, like his father’s, had flaws. He too lied, introducing Rebekah as his sister. The Lord seems to have been harder on Isaac for this; he suffered much conflict from the natives. Perhaps more was expected of this second generation. How much more is expected of our generation which has seen the end of the promises in Jesus?
Jason Moore
