Seeking
A Homeland
All of these died in faith without
having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them.
They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth, for people
who speak in this way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they
had been thinking of the land that they had left behind, they would have had
opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a
heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; indeed, he
has prepared a city for them.
A pilgrim may be without the comfort
and protection of a home, but he knows where he is going. His hopes and
aspirations are set upon a goal. The Christian is that kind of pilgrim.
The Lord is preparing you and me for
eternity, and everything we do is full of significance. Though this earth is
not our permanent place of habitation, we are not aimless vagabonds. We are to
be sojourners who live responsibly as we travel to our prepared destination. We
have a heavenly Father who loves us and will welcome us into that home made
ready by our Savior.
Don’t drive
your stakes too deep;
we’re moving in the
morning!
Our Daily
Bread –