以撒的生命不很成熟
以撒有一点生命的成熟，但没有很多。他虽然祝福，却是盲目的祝福（创二七21-29）。他的祝福是按着自己天然的喜好（创二七1-4）。他祝福时不但肉眼瞎，属灵的眼也瞎，因他被天然的喜好蒙蔽了。然而他的确因着信祝福（来十一20）。他曾说他的魂要祝福，但至终不是他的魂祝福，乃是他的灵祝福。他的祝福也成了豫言。没有人能在魂里说豫言。我们若要说豫言，必须在灵里。所以以撒实在是因着信在灵里祝福。
信心不是根据我们的所是，乃是根据我们的所见。甚么时候你要运用信心，你就不该看自己、自己的所是或环境。你必须看神所是的和祂所说的。然后你就能在神里，并在祂的话里，运用你的信心。以撒就是这样因着信祝福。按照他的光景，他不彀资格有信心。但他不考虑他的所是；他望断以及于神和神的应许，因着信在灵里祝福他的儿子。我们若要有信心，必须不看自己；因为我们若看自己，信心就会消失。要仰望神，看祂所说的话，然后单单说神已经说过的。这就是信心。以撒就是这样祝福他的儿子。
日子满足，以撒在信心里死去
虽然圣经没有暗示以撒很属灵，但他并不是在悲惨的光景中死去。他日子满足，在信心里死去（创三五28-29）。这由他的儿子把他葬在麦比拉洞，与他的妻子利百加在一起，得到证明（创四九30-32）。他未死之先必定嘱咐他的儿子，把他葬在麦比拉洞，就是亚伯拉罕和撒拉埋葬的地方。这证明以撒有亚伯拉罕的信心。
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Isaac’s Natural Weakness and Natural Life (6) — Gen. 27:1-4
Isaac’s Life Was Not Very Mature
Isaac had some measure of life maturity, but not very much. Although he blessed, it was a blind blessing (Gen. 27:21-29). His blessing was according to his own natural preference (Gen. 27:1-4). When he blessed, not only were his physical eyes blind, but his spiritual eyes were also blind, because he was veiled by his natural preference. Yet he did indeed bless in faith (Heb. 11:20). He had said that his soul would bless, but in the end it was not his soul that blessed — it was his spirit that blessed. His blessing also became a prophecy. No one can prophesy in the soul. If we want to prophesy, we must be in the spirit. So Isaac truly blessed in the spirit by faith.
Faith is not based on what we are, but on what we see. Whenever you exercise faith, you should not look at yourself, what you are, or your circumstances. You must look at what God is and what He has said. Then you can exercise your faith in God and in His word. This is how Isaac blessed in faith. According to his condition, he was not qualified to have faith. But he did not consider what he was; he looked away from himself to God and God’s promises, and in faith blessed his sons in the spirit. If we want to have faith, we must not look at ourselves; for if we look at ourselves, faith will disappear. Look to God, see what He has said, and then simply say what God has already said. This is faith. This is how Isaac blessed his sons.
Full of Days, Isaac Died in Faith
Although the Bible does not suggest that Isaac was very spiritual, he did not die in a miserable condition. He was full of days and died in faith (Gen. 35:28-29). This is evidenced by his sons burying him in the cave of Machpelah, together with his wife Rebekah (Gen. 49:30-32). Before he died, he must have instructed his sons to bury him in the cave of Machpelah, the place where Abraham and Sarah were buried. This proves that Isaac had Abraham’s faith.
Daily Question: Why do we say that Isaac’s life was not very mature at the end? In what specific event is this shown?