Our hope is rooted in the truth of who God is, and who we are in Him. When we face a crisis with confidence in Him, He brings wholeness on the other side.
As new creations in Messiah, we are free to walk according to our new nature of righteousness. And as we do this, we lay down our old identity of sin, and we renew our minds concerning our new nature and who God says we are.
In both Sarah and Rebekah we find characteristics that demonstrate them to be women of noble character. And in Rebekah, as the chosen bride of the promised seed, we see a picture of what the bride of Messiah is to become as we are preparing for His coming.
After years of disappointment, Sarah received the promised son. After bringing up Isaac as an offering, Abraham received him back and opened the way for the promised seed to come in the person of Yeshua, who is our hope.
God tested Abraham for his own benefit. By demonstrating his faith through his actions, he received greater reward and accomplished much for the Kingdom.
Through Yeshua we are brought into the kingdom of priests. Having our hands cleansed and our hearts purified, we may draw near to God, being changed from glory to glory back into beings of light, as it was in the beginning.