FAITH CAPSULE: Manifestly, Isaac walked in God’s command to claim promises of God.

Genesis 26:1-33

Today, Abraham is an example of God’s obedience for man to learn as it is recorded in the bible. God testified Abraham’s type of obedience to His word which delivers promise as it is written, “Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” (Genesis 26:5) God’s testimony of Abraham’s obedience is clear that Abraham submitted, he was responsible, he responded to God’s orders by acting according to God’s rules.  Abraham’s obedience is what his Isaac son took from him to walk before God’s unfailing direction.
God communicated command to Isaac. Manifestly, Isaac walked in God’s command to claim promises of God.
It is written, “Now there was a famine in the land—besides the previous famine in Abraham’s time—and Isaac went to Abimelek king of the Philistines in Gerar. The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.” (Genesis 6:1-3) God communicated with Isaac. In the face of famine and nothing to show for, God commanded Isaac to stay put. Often time, when God is speaking what seems impossible, hearing God’s command becomes challenging. In the case of Isaac, there was total obedience when he did exactly according to God’s command. God wanted him to stay in Gerar and he did exactly.
In a place where there is famine having a well for sustenance becomes unarguably important.
Isaac repeatedly ran into confrontation with the herdsmen of Gerar over the digging of wells. He knew quite well that his part of the world could not have survived without wells.
However, every effort by Isaac and his servants to have a productive life at Gerar by gigging wells were disrupted by herdsmen of Gera. The herdsmen of Gerar kept taking away the wells that were dug by Isaac’s servants and would not leave them in peace. Despite of challenges in the place of God’s promise for Isaac, Isaac repositioned but could not relocate from obeying God’s command to stay in the land.
Just like Isaac, are you facing challenges in your area of obedience to the word of God? God will not ignore you but will surely attend to your challenge. Abimelek and his people tormented Isaac with hatred but eventually settled with a peace treaty. They realized that the Lord was with Isaac. Importantly, note it that the word of God is His way and His way is His command. Isaac walked in God’s way and it was impossible for him to fail. Proverbs 16:7 buttressed, “When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.”  Walk in the word of God to be an overcomer in all endeavor.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace not to become an obedience in God’s word regardless of enemy.