The Faith of Isaac we will learn three characteristics of Isaac’s faith and

see how we can apply these principles to our lives.

 Odiongan History-Resilience-
 178th founding anniversary, activities, SNED, I 1. Faith that God gives blessings
did not join, watched live while scrolling That night the LORD appeared to him and said,
 Mayor Trina’s Message caught my attention, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be
ancestors being resilent, defeated pandemic, afraid, for I am with you; I will bless you and will
world war, pananakop, etc. What they did gave increase the number of your descendants for the
an impact to the Odionganons. sake of my servant Abraham.” Genesis 26:24
 If you will just see it was years ago already but
there is still an impact of what our ancestors did God appeared to him and introduce Himself as God
to us today. of his father and just like how the Lord blessed
 Just like our Hall of Famer today. What he did Abraham, and so God also blessed Isaac. Isaac had
impacted his next generation family. seen God’s faithfulness in his own life, in his family,
 Series: Hall of Faith and our Topic is Faith of and in his lineage.
Isaac.
 Isaac=bilang isang alay. He saw how the Lord blessed. He recognized that all
 That story was a father and son moment where blessings come from God. Isaac blessed Jacob
Isaac was the son, but now we will be talking because he understood that God is the source of all
about Isaac as a Father. blessings. He knew that the blessings he enjoyed
 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard were a result of God's faithfulness and the covenant
Word to their future. HEBREWS 11:20 God made with his father, Abraham.
 Background: Isaac has two sons, Jacob and
Esau. Esau is the first born and Jacob was the He has faith that the Lord gives blessings.
second. In our lives, we often forget that everything we have
Traditionally, the firstborn son received a is a gift from God. To the point that we doubt, kaya
double portion of the inheritance. He also ko pa ba to? Sometimes we depend to much on
became the head of the family after the father's ourselves. We blame people if we fail. Whether it's
death. the blessings of health, family, or provision, it’s all
 Deuteronomy 21:17 says: from Him. Isaac’s faith teaches us to look back at
"He must acknowledge the son of his unloved God’s faithfulness and recognize that He is the
wife as the firstborn by giving him a double source of every good thing.
share of all he has. That son is the first sign of
his father’s strength. The right of the firstborn 2. Faith that God Holds Your Future
belongs to him.” “May God give you of heaven’s dew and of earth’s
 But then Jacob disguised himself as Esau with richness—an abundance of grain and new wine.
the help of Rebecca. May nations serve you and peoples bow down to
 Wore Esau’s Clothes, Covered His Hands and you. May those who curse you be cursed and those
Neck with Goat Skins, Brought a Meal to Isaac, who bless you be blessed.” – Genesis 27:28-29
lied by saying, “I am Esau your firstborn.”
Isaac blessed Jacob with words that pointed to a
Let us focus on Isaacs Faith.
future far beyond his own life. Even when Isaac
By faith, Isaac saw beyond his lifetime into the future of couldn’t physically see, he could see with the eyes
his sons. The faith that Isaac has did not end on his of faith, trusting that God’s plans for Jacob’s future
lifetime… He saw beyond. He believes that God’s were secure.
blessings will be there even after his death.
Reflection:
Though Isaac could not see well physically (Genesis In our modern world, we often focus so much on
27:1), he blessed his sons through the eyes of faith in the present—our job, our plans, our current
accordance with God’s purpose for them. In this lesson, situations. But God asks us to trust Him with our
 future, even when it’s unclear or uncertain. Like ourselves with His will, even when we don’t understand
Isaac, we are called to believe that God’s plans are it.
for our good (Jeremiah 29:11).

Think about areas in your life where you are struggling

This kind of faith is not blind optimism but a deep,
to submit to God’s will. It could be a decision, a
settled trust that God is in control. He knows our
relationship, or a situation you can’t control.
future better than we know it ourselves. Trusting
God with our future is an act of faith, even when Final Thought:
things don’t make sense. Isaac’s example reminds us that faith is not a passive
belief but an active trust—trusting in God’s
Take a moment to reflect on your own future. Are goodness, trusting in His plans, and trusting that He
there areas where you are trying to control or worry will bring about what is best for us. Let us commit to
about the outcome? Surrender those to God, a faith like Isaac, a faith that blesses, trusts, and
trusting that His plans for you are good. submits.

3. Faith that Submits to God’s Will Most of the time, when we talk about faith it is
“But Isaac said to his father, 'I blessed him—and always about Abraham, his father. Pero kung makikita
indeed he will be blessed!’” – Genesis 27:33 niyo, yung faith ni Abraham was passed on Isaac. To all
“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Fathers, out there… parents.. future parents… Be
Lord’s purpose that prevails.” – Proverbs 19:21 faithful… Your faith will not be in vain because those
who are behind us will find us faithful and they will do
Isaac’s story includes a twist—he initially wanted to the same.
bless Esau, but God had already chosen Jacob. Isaac
blessed Jacob thinking he was blessing Esau, but
God had already told Isaac and Rebekah that Jacob
would become greater than Esau (Genesis 25:23).
Isaac had to submit to God’s will, even when it
didn’t match his own desires or expectations.
Siguro that time, kumakanta na si Esau ng “That
sould be me…”
Despite the confusion, Isaac recognized that
God’s will was sovereign.

Circumstances and situations change or may be out

of our control, but it takes faith to submit to God,
His will, and His sovereignty in our lives.

Life doesn’t always go as we plan, and it certainly didn’t

go as Isaac planned. He had his preferences—his own
will for who would receive the blessing—but he
submitted to God’s greater purpose. Sometimes, God's
plans are different from our own, but they are always
better.

Submission is not about giving up; it’s about trusting

that God knows what is best for us, even when the path
seems different from what we expected. True faith is
not just about receiving God’s blessings but also aligning