Faith Tested
“He that believeth on Him shall not be confounded” (1 Peter 2:6).
Simply put, the above verse tells us that although God often tests our faith, He will never disappoint our faith.
Abraham had many tests in the path of faith from the time he left Ur of the Chaldees in Genesis 12, until his death in the 25th chapter. Many of them were hard tests, such as the test of taking his son Isaac and offering him on Mount Moriah. But while some of the tests seemed beyond what anyone could be expected to bear, yet God was faithful, and Abraham received wonderful promises and blessings as a result of his faith.
Sometimes our faith wavers and we are not always as faithful as we should be. When that happens, there is a verse that I find to be a great comfort and encouragement. It is the promise of God’s faithfulness, and declares, “If we believe not, yet He abideth faithful: He cannot deny Himself” (2 Timothy 2:13). As the tests come, remember the words of Jesus when He said to Peter, “Have faith in God” (Mark 11:22).
