I’m currently reading through the book of Genesis, and God’s Spirit is teaching me so much about faith, specifically related to what it looked like in the life of Abram turned Abraham, and how those truths should impact the way I live.

As I was reading chapter 22 this morning, I came to the conclusion that, in addition to continuing with the reading plan I’m following this year, I need to just hang out in Genesis for awhile as I digest everything God is teaching me about faith through Abraham’s story.

The thought that’s impacting me today is this: Former trials don’t exclude us from future trials. The fact that Abraham had already displayed great faith by leaving everything familiar to go only God knew where, and that he ultimately believed God would give him a son, even though he and Sarah were by human standards too old, still did not keep his faith from being tested again, in an even greater way than ever before.

Those of us who have dedicated our lives to following Jesus should expect that our faith will be tested in the future, not for the purpose of tempting us to sin, but rather to allow us to experience God’s grace through trials, which will ultimately bring him glory and make his name famous.