Abraham, mighty patriarch of early Bible times, has throughout the ages typified fidelity. His was a stanch and unyielding faith in God's promises. As we ponder the profound lessons his experiences offer, they can be a prolific source of benefit to us. As we emulate him in his implicit faith in God's promises, we too shall rejoice in the same triumphs.
One of God's promises to Abraham was that he should be the father of many nations. After that, Abraham's great desire was for a son and heir that the promise might be fulfilled, but Sarah, his wife, was barren and aged. Several years later God's promise that Sarah should bear him a son was fulfilled. And God said of Isaac, Abraham's son (Gen. 17:19), "I will establish my covenant with him,... and with his seed after him."
It is generally acknowledged that Isaac was a child of promise. In Christian Science we are enabled to perceive that this means much more than the birth of a son. Abraham must have felt a deeply satisfying awareness of God's presence, power, allness, and goodness. This was a spiritual experience. Through it he found the joyous fulfillment of God's promise.
